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shopped

  • past participle of shop.
  • past tense form of shop.

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Over the past two years, the organization openly shopped for what it called a new “steward”—language that left the door open to a sale.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Others said the old rewards system was the only reason they shopped at Lidl and that they would now go elsewhere.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

While those products might meet your needs, they may come with higher costs than if you shopped around.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Different nationalities and ethnic groups lived and shopped side by side.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Mostly our people shopped there, although a few whites from a nearby neighborhood came there, too.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals