toyshop
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Huang Hai, who runs a small toy shop in Shanghai, said he still feels he has no choice but to cut prices to make some sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Just between us, political reporters tend to be like children in front of a toy shop window.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
"It's a small town with huge character," said Sue Kirk, whose souvenir and toy shop is in the centre of Caernarfon.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
Earps burned the midnight oil more than most – at one time she had six part-time jobs, including working at a toy shop and a cinema.
From BBC • May 30, 2025
Papa shook hands, and said that each day we stayed in his house he was going to take all of us down to a toy shop and let us pick out a toy apiece.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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