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The hood of the SUV was mangled, and the glass front door of the mini-mart was wrecked.—Lou Kleinberg, CBS News, 17 June 2026 The stores – which range from small mini-marts to huge department stores – are aimed at supporting sailors and their families.—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 Other tickets were sold at a Los Angeles deli and a Tulare mini-mart.—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026 On a recent Tuesday morning, I was blessed with a miracle in a mini-mart.—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026 At lunchtime, especially on paydays, the local mini-mart is packed with Alpha Genesis staff.—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 On the retail side, Little Kim offers a mini-mart selection of sauces and retail products made in-house as well as those from Asian and Asian American makers.—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025 These days, a $300 million prize that once drew lines at mini-marts barely registers.—Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025