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Recent Examples of retail Swift wore a striped silk-blend dress by Ralph Lauren for the proposal that retails for $398. Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025 In a video shared by the Chiefs' X account, Kelce is seen arriving at the stadium in black cargo shorts and sneakers with a Jacquemus shirt, which retails for $650. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025 The beverage will be available in Kentucky retails stores in the coming weeks. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025 After starring in a Maybelline photo shoot on September 15, the 30-year-old Hadid sister was seen trading her structured denim jumpsuit for a taupe cashmere coverall by her own knitwear brand, Guest in Residence, which retails for $1,095. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retail
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Verb
  • There were 16 sites in 2016, when Roberts first took minority private equity funding from BGF, later selling a majority stake to Fremman in 2021, remaining as CEO.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fifteen years ago, in June, 2010, Apple brought to market the iPhone 4, the first model to include a front-facing camera.
    David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • It’s marketed as a constant listener that sends you texts based on context about your life, but Friend could barely hear me.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Retail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retail. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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