shopping mall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shopping mall
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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He has meanwhile launched another series on YouTube, "The Oldest View", which follows the exploration of an abandoned subterranean shopping mall.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Investigators went to a local high school, where one of the teens was a student, as well as a shopping mall where the car had been tracked.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The 24,000-square-foot building was erected in 1965 by shopping mall pioneer and developer Ernest Hahn to serve as his corporate headquarters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
How Taylor Swift saved a dying shopping mall.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
I bought this the day before at a shopping mall.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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