shopping center

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a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.

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Origin of shopping center

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby shopping center

shopping, shopping bag, shopping-bag lady, shopping basket, shopping cart, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping list, shopping mall, shopping plaza, shopping precinct

How to use shopping center in a sentence

We’re buying distressed shopping centers that are being repurposed for residential.
Toll Brothers CEO Doug Yearley on Where Americans Are Moving During the Pandemic|Eben Shapiro|January 10, 2021|Time
She immediately got in her car and met Currey at the parking lot of a nearby shopping center, where he regularly spends the night, cramped in his Chevy Tahoe.
A homeless man found a wallet. After he returned it, a 12-year-old raised hundreds of dollars for him.|Sydney Page|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
The lawsuit states that Page spotted Sopp’s red Toyota Camry in a shopping center parking lot minutes later, then followed him onto I-83 and signaled for the Camry to pull over, which it promptly did.
Mother of unarmed man killed by Baltimore County police officer files federal suit|Tom Jackman|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
I was raised in Philip, South Dakota, a small rural community located 80 miles from the nearest big-box shopping center.
I Own a Coffee Shop in a Small Town. We’re the Only Business That Requires Masks.|Trisha Larson|October 16, 2020|Eater

Where stores and shopping centers can enforce mask use at all times and offices can send their workers home to operate remotely, food businesses are by nature tied to the act of eating, which requires taking off that mask.
A Looming Menace for Restaurants: Winter Is Coming|Brenna Houck|October 15, 2020|Eater
Earlier this week, Regency Centers, a shopping center developer, sold $250 million in so-called green bonds.
The Bond Market Goes Green|The Daily Beast|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A second “ping” then put the phone in the vicinity of a shopping center in Kissimmee.
The Teen Love Letters that Led to a Tragic Murder-Suicide in Florida|Michael Daly|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The final phase of the “celebration” was held that night in the parking lot of the shopping center.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas|Edwin Shrake|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the name of the shopping center under siege.
Nairobi Mall Attack Signals the Rise of al-Shabaab|Eli Lake|September 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A gunman went on a rampage in a Portland, Ore., shopping center, killing two people and then himself.
Gunman Kills Two People and Himself in Shooting at Oregon Mall|Winston Ross|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gaston right here which is the main street when you leave this shopping center.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
October 13, when she sought to instruct Lee Harvey Oswald on the local parking lot—was it by a shopping center?
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Yes, we shopped at a dime store immediately adjacent, or in the same shopping center as the driver's license bureau.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
"Might as well get killed for a sheep as a lamb," Jerry thought, riding through a puddle on his way to the shopping center.
Jerry's Charge Account|Hazel Hutchins Wilson
The building was torn down to make way for a large shopping center.
Green Spring Farm|Ross Netherton

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