retail therapy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For Americans worried about the war in Iran, retail therapy doesn’t look like the answer.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
But no one escapes the brutal moral accounting, not even Jackie, after she suffers a tragedy no amount of retail therapy will ever make right.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
A day of retail therapy can be just the ticket for some people to help them feel better about themselves.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
To make themselves feel better, they might engage in retail therapy, Jack said.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025
She always says that she’s having a bad month and she’ll make it up later, and she seems genuinely really stressed about money, but also she’s been doing a good amount of retail therapy.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023
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