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stores

British  
/ stɔːz /

plural noun

  1. a supply or stock of something, esp essentials, for a specific purpose

    the ship's stores

  2. munitions slung externally on a military aircraft airframe

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CarMax plans to open four new stores in fiscal 2027, plus two stand-alone auction facilities and two stand-alone reconditioning and auction centers.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The Paracel and Spratly Islands are also believed to sit atop stores of natural resources and potential energy reserves.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The track -- called "Rough and Twisted" -- went on sale Saturday, reportedly in extremely limited numbers in selected independent record stores around the world.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The private-sector unionization rate in the U.S. is still less than 6%, which incidentally is about the percentage of Starbucks stores now unionized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

I would quit afterward and find another position at Ville de Paris or Broadway’s or one of the other department stores.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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