set up shop
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Amazon Music and A.I.-focused ecommerce startups Queen One and Autonomous Technologies all set up shop at a Williamsburg waterfront building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
He wants to set up shop in a USC dorm to bring even more convenience to students and eventually wants to take his bus to a corporate office space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
If you visit a shopping mall or a high street in Mumbai, Delhi or Bengaluru, it's hard to miss the growing number of Japanese consumer brands that have set up shop across India.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Fast-food chains can set up shop in Havana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Maria and her daughters set up shop, grinding paint powders and displaying cases of carefully preserved butterflies and pupae.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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