Example Sentences
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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
It wasn't long ago that friends Lucy Craddock and Taylor Crouch had shopped at Claire's.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
They drove less, shopped way less, “made do and mended,” and accepted food rationing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Garcia noted that the Justice Department had first shopped Lemon’s arrest around to multiple judges, who denied issuing a warrant for his arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
I still shopped every week and walked in with bags to show him, but it was more for the look on his face than anything else.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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