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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On May 25, 2022, JC and another person met at a strip mall and entered a firearms store, according to the trial brief.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The students at North Central High School in Indianapolis initially caused a chaotic scene as hundreds of students flooded strip mall parking lots and the corners of a busy intersection.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
At other locations in the valley, hospices operated inside strip malls alongside burrito stands, nail salons, dance studios, tax preparers and even an auto parts store and wrecking yard.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
As always, the parking was out of control at the karate school, which is in a strip mall shared by about a dozen other shops.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The students at North Central High School in Indianapolis initially caused a chaotic scene as hundreds of students flooded strip mall parking lots and the corners of a busy intersection.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
At other locations in the valley, hospices operated inside strip malls alongside burrito stands, nail salons, dance studios, tax preparers and even an auto parts store and wrecking yard.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
As always, the parking was out of control at the karate school, which is in a strip mall shared by about a dozen other shops.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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