shopping center
noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood
called also shopping plaza
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The girl was supposed to be dropped off at her mother’s home, but Johnson pulled into the parking lot of a nearby shopping center and assaulted her, authorities said.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2025
One person was injured during an incident at a Merrillville shopping center Friday evening.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Secondly, after Baucom’s body was discovered, her Nissan turned up behind a shopping center near her apartment.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
The shop, nestled in a strip shopping center at 14010 West 135th St. in Olathe, also stocks patches for the Kansas City Royals, combination items for the Royals and Chiefs fans, as well as items for fans of the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and The KC Current.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2025
One person was injured during an incident at a Merrillville shopping center Friday evening.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Secondly, after Baucom’s body was discovered, her Nissan turned up behind a shopping center near her apartment.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
The shop, nestled in a strip shopping center at 14010 West 135th St. in Olathe, also stocks patches for the Kansas City Royals, combination items for the Royals and Chiefs fans, as well as items for fans of the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and The KC Current.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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