strip mall
noun
: a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments
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Matokar said the main reason the business was leaving Glenwood is safety concerns around that location in a strip mall on Glenwood Lansing Road.
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
One man died and two were wounded early Sunday in a shootout outside a strip mall in unincorporated Florence-Firestone.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Timberlake said the Sacramento food scene is similar to the one in Los Angeles, saying that there’s so many amazing and very easy to overlook places in nondescript strip malls all over the place.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
In the States, zip lines and climbing walls are mostly found indoors — usually in suburban strip malls that require a car ride and a parent with a credit card.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
One man died and two were wounded early Sunday in a shootout outside a strip mall in unincorporated Florence-Firestone.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Timberlake said the Sacramento food scene is similar to the one in Los Angeles, saying that there’s so many amazing and very easy to overlook places in nondescript strip malls all over the place.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
In the States, zip lines and climbing walls are mostly found indoors — usually in suburban strip malls that require a car ride and a parent with a credit card.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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