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Recent Examples of package store
The bill will limit how many stores will have the ability to sell beer and wine so there is fair competition between the local package stores and grocery chains.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026
The company also owns the package store property, but doesn’t intend the change what’s there.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and Boston Licensing Board have also committed to working with Boston Police, bars and package stores to prevent underage booze sales this weekend, the letter states.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Here’s what is included in it now: Newly operating payday loan businesses, liquor or package stores, and smoke shops would have to be 1,000 feet from the property line of existing businesses of the same kind, in a direct line across intersections.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026
The company also owns the package store property, but doesn’t intend the change what’s there.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and Boston Licensing Board have also committed to working with Boston Police, bars and package stores to prevent underage booze sales this weekend, the letter states.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Here’s what is included in it now: Newly operating payday loan businesses, liquor or package stores, and smoke shops would have to be 1,000 feet from the property line of existing businesses of the same kind, in a direct line across intersections.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for package store
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At the Bed-Stuy watering hole, Doris, where Spurs fans gathered together to watch game 3, many agreed with the sentiment.—
Joan Kennedy,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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Making matters worse, her single dad (Sisto) leaves her home alone most nights, drowning his sorrows at the local watering hole.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Listen to Live Music Cedar Mountain Outpost is a little bit of everything—deli, wine shop, public house, and live music venue, improbably set within a gas station.—
Belinda Luksic,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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This provoked what became known as the Aston Riot, with nearby public houses wrecked and violent brawls ensuing.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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With permission from the family, Mckiddie hosted the fundraiser where hundreds packed in and outside of the pub.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Glasgow also has plenty of pubs and restaurant options, many of which have live music on some nights of the week.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Walnut Creek’s future as a commercial, dining and nightlife destination began near those crossroads with the opening of a hotel, store and saloon in the 1850s.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Positioned somewhere between a traditional saloon, estate and SUV coupé, the 408 remains one of the more unconventional choices in the family car market — and arguably one of the most interesting.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall? A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton B. Southside Tavern in Braintree C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook D. The Hillside in Canton 26.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2024
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When Biden, Sr., was a teen-ager, his mother, Mary, would send him to the local gin mill to retrieve his intoxicated father.—
Adam Entous,
The New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2022
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Joseph Brewster turned the house into a tavern and store during the War for Independence when it was frequented by British soldiers stationed in the area.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The show then jumps ahead to the start of the next summer in Barry’s Bay, where Percy works to reopen the tavern.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2026
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From Boston and Salem to Amherst and Portland, Maine, whether the theme is 1920s flapper or 1990s Gothic, hidden dramshops have proliferated over the last several years, as cocktail culture chases the allure of secrecy.—
James Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Apr. 2023
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Craft beer enthusiast Phil Lemnotis proposed a brewery in the building and the family got to work transforming it into a spacious brewery, retaining the factory’s industrial look with large windows, original brick and flooring and adding a long wooden bar and second-floor taproom.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Loose Screw’s nearly 10,000-square-foot brewery and taproom facility continue to operate in downtown Meridian at the corner of Main Street and Carlton Avenue.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
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“Package store.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/package%20store. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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