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 property management company at the shopping center learned about the device through other news stories and installed it several weeks ago.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Built in 1989, Costa Verde Center was a neighborhood shopping center anchored by Bristol Farms.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
The store was a hit, becoming one of the shopping center’s signature staples.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 May 2025
The shopping center was searched and cleared by the Waterbury Police Department in conjunction with the Connecticut State Police.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Built in 1989, Costa Verde Center was a neighborhood shopping center anchored by Bristol Farms.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
The store was a hit, becoming one of the shopping center’s signature staples.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 May 2025
The shopping center was searched and cleared by the Waterbury Police Department in conjunction with the Connecticut State Police.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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