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Zangara, who had purchased the pistol for $8 at a local pawnshop, mingled among a record crowd of 25,000 people who had come to catch a glimpse of the famed FDR.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Nor is it needed right now with silver being ubiquitous, available through precious metal companies, local pawnshops and jewelers, and even big box retailers like Costco and Walmart.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Some families feeling the economic pinch are selling jewelry at pawnshops.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Nor is it needed right now with silver being ubiquitous, available through precious metal companies, local pawnshops and jewelers, and even big box retailers like Costco and Walmart.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
Some families feeling the economic pinch are selling jewelry at pawnshops.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pawnshop
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“Pawnshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pawnshop. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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pawnshop
noun
pawn·shop
ˈpȯn-ˌshäp 
ˈpän-
: a pawnbroker's shop
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