shopkeeper
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shopkeepers
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Will I have to be a shopkeeper? she thought, her dreams of becoming a doctor fading away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Metro leads on an interview with a shopkeeper who helped rescue his neighbours from a suspected arson attack.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"The situation has returned to normal," 48-year-old shopkeeper Rosa Quispe told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
"I'm very happy" Carla Butron, a 39-year-old shopkeeper, told AFP. "everything has been difficult here in El Alto during these 50-some-days -- work, free movement."
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
The person who had tipped off the shopkeeper about the robbery, White was hardly surprised to learn, was William K. Hale.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Inside, in scribbled blue handwriting, we found dozens of names - from shopkeepers and doctors, to military officials and people with the Luka family name.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
It’s one thing for Mamdani supporters to imbibe “eat the rich” rhetoric, it’s another to lambaste small-time shopkeepers as greedy exploiters when they are the backbone of neighborhood food provision and cultural cohesion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, traders and shopkeepers complain that Hamas has imposed heavy taxes on goods and services – pushing up prices in Gaza even further.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Usually when she came home from running errands for Ensenada shopkeepers for a few centavos, she stopped to admire her flowers.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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