shopping center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shopping center
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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It also has stores in Venice, Manhattan Beach and at the Grove shopping center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Data centers serve that purpose nicely: Like all large-scale building projects, they ruffle local feathers; and their purpose, unlike an airport or a shopping center, requires explanation and so lends itself to conspiratorial Facebook posting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Police officers and the manager arrived at the store located within a shopping center off East Foothill Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
After most appointments, my mom would pull her van into the Starbucks parking lot in the shopping center next door.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
Darius hails a cab outside the shopping center.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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