Example Sentences

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“If this doesn’t get solved, then these places will only be viable for the highest value-add companies. A lot of your mom-and-pops won’t be able to do it.”

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Singh, of Tenants Together, said that each time tenant advocates propose new protection, landlords sound the same alarm about the demise of mom-and-pops.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

“That means opportunities for mom-and-pops and online solutions, although we never really knew the profitability of it.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

A cook with insatiable curiosity, he's trained not just in fine-dining restaurants but in Houston's Korean grocery stores, Vietnamese noodle shops, Indian kitchens and Chinese mom-and-pops.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

Over the past two years, a lot of New Yorkers came to a fresh appreciation for the low-key neighborhood restaurants, the mom-and-pops we sometimes take for granted.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022