shopkeeper
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shopkeepers
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"It used to be a barren mountain, but since the area has developed, transportation has become more convenient, trade has picked up, business opportunities have emerged," local shopkeeper Shu Peihua said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
A vegetable seller, taxi driver or small shopkeeper does not need to buy a card terminal to accept UPI.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
She points to how one shopkeeper selling iPads was surprised to find that the teenagers hadn't actually stolen anything.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It was unbelievable, I don't even know how long it lasted," said shopkeeper Heidi Romero, who was on the top floor of the shopping center when the quake struck.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
A shopkeeper is staring at me, and so are two trendy-looking men and a woman in athletic gear clutching an infant to her chest.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Her side won a partial concession: In late April, the city agreed to restore 17 parking spaces along several blocks of Archer, though shopkeepers call that a fraction of what was lost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
Most Palestinian shopkeepers in the Old City had pulled down their metal shutters and deserted the stone alleyways.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Traders and shopkeepers complain that it imposes new taxes on goods and services.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
There were Indian shopkeepers, traders, and rice growers.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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