stores
Britishplural noun
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a supply or stock of something, esp essentials, for a specific purpose
the ship's stores
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munitions slung externally on a military aircraft airframe
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All the good record stores, all the good bookstores and movie theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
It helps process nutrients, regulate blood sugar, and manage how the body stores and uses energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
One ambitious report published by the think tank floated the radical idea of curbing the credit-card swipe fees enforced at grocery stores.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Hardware stores that adopted cats to keep mice away are now featuring them on social media as a marketing tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It had more than a thousand people, a post office, two cafés, and three stores besides a trading post.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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