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Sears

American  
[seerz] / sɪərz /

noun

  1. Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.


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Geoff McGehee, 54, was laid off from his job as a senior customer-relationship manager at Sears Home Services in October.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"Our work shows that MYC isn't just helping cancer cells grow -- it's also helping them survive some of the very treatments designed to kill them," said senior author Rosalie Sears, Ph.D.,

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Some of the big names they brought in have included ex-West Ham United striker Freddie Sears and former Manchester City and Ipswich Town player Kevin Horlock as manager.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Mail-order catalogs such as the midcentury Sears, Roebuck Christmas edition overflowed with evocative shades—winterberry, burnished beige, rico green—meant to conjure a feeling as much as a hue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Parents who could afford it had ordered new shoes and ready-made clothes for themselves from Sears and Roebuck or Montgomery Ward.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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