strip mall

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a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.

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Origin of strip mall

First recorded in 1990–95

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Goehner-Jacobs had just moved to the area and fallen in love with that 10-hectare patch of green in the midst of apartment buildings and strip malls.
The first step in using trees to slow climate change: Protect the trees we have|Susan Milius|July 13, 2021|Science News
The same unassuming strip mall features the Galloping Hen, a brunch joint whose bold claim to “The Best Homemade Chorizo in Ventura” I cannot deny.
The Ultimate Channel Islands National Park Travel Guide|Shawnté Salabert|June 23, 2021|Outside Online
B is one of many private efforts that we’ve seen emerge to fill the gaps in America’s health system, from the private covid-19 testing sites that have overtaken strip malls to health-care tech companies entrusted to schedule vaccine appointments.
Vaccine waitlist Dr. B collected data from millions. But how many did it help?|Mia Sato|May 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
These old zinfandel vineyards are often ragtag collections of vines planted as much as a century ago, gnarled with age, their story nearly drowned out by the encroachment of housing developments, highways and strip malls.
Is your favorite imported wine low in stock? Blame the pandemic.|Dave McIntyre|April 9, 2021|Washington Post

She tracked the location of her oldest daughter, who had driven straight to the tattoo shop, and as she pulled into the strip mall she could see police cars and an ambulance.
He was a promising college athlete raised ‘old school.’ A random shooting stole his future.|Katie Mettler|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Next door, a strip mall popped and hissed as unknown accelerants aided in its fiery destruction.
Raging Protesters Set Ferguson on Fire|Justin Glawe|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The group posed for photos in the strip mall parking lot, brandishing their weapons and the American flag.
The Scare Campaign of Open Carry Activists|Brandy Zadrozny|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The reunion weekend began at a VFW hall in a non-descript strip mall in Plano—the Casey Joyce All-America Post 4380.
Black Hawk Down’s Long Shadow|Daniel Klaidman|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His 12-gauge pump-action shotgun was purchased for $279 at Lock N Load, a gun store in an Oldsmar strip mall, authorities say.
Here's How Easily a Mentally-Ill Teen Can Get a Gun|David Frum|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He went back for him the following day, stabbing him in a strip-mall parking lot.
Serial Killer’s Twisted Logic: Allegedly Murdered Homeless Victims as Community Service|Christine Pelisek|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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