shopping mall
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of shopping mall
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tried to reach survivors feared trapped in the wreckage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
More than an hour after the quake, an apparent explosion rocked an Aeon shopping mall near the quake’s epicenter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A witness reported seeing an explosion and smoke at the shopping mall after the quake.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based chain highlighted in a Transportation Security Administration World Cup travel guide, has become a particular point of curiosity, with visitors describing it as part gas station, part shopping mall and part spectacle.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Lunch hours, she often walked a ways down the road to the shopping mall.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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