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supermarkets

  • plural
    of supermarket.
    supermarket
    noun
    a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis.

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Its brands include Watsons, ParknShop supermarkets, Fortress electrical-appliance stores and Watson’s Wine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Hundreds of French supermarkets were hit in cyberattacks on October 11 and 12, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators and freezers, forcing many to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Swathes of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators, in some cases forcing them to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

The cyber-attack last month saw fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France heated up, which spoilt fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

At the base of each tower were businesses ranging from supermarkets to dental offices.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez