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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In town, a few residents wandered through a mostly empty shopping mall, while members of the security forces ate ice lollies at an observation point under the blazing sun.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The K-shaped-economy phenomenon was in evidence at one large shopping mall in New York state.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 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
Step into pretty much any shopping mall in Singapore and you're likely to find queues snaking outside shops with catchy names and bright-coloured branding.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I looked past him, along the line of his shoulder, to a vast shopping mall with a prairie-sized parking lot, and agreed.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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