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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

One of them is Oliver Sears, who has been in the country about 40 years and is the founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Local architects Cynthia Sigler and Alex Athenson took inspiration from early 20th century Sears catalogs that sold homes as kits when they founded the nonprofit last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"This gives us a unique chance to study the extremes of how stars and black holes evolve," Sears said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

It was a simple one-holer, complemented by the inevitable Sears, Roebuck catalog.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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