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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Mariscal and her dog were walking southbound crossing a driveway of a shopping center when they were struck by a pick-up truck making a southbound turn from the center onto Cedar Boulevard, police said.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Several businesses at the shopping center closed early because of the disturbances, police said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Yep, the Ovation Hollywood — formerly known as Hollywood and Highland — has been home to the Oscars since 2002, having opened as a shopping center at the corner of, yes, Hollywood and Highland in November 2001.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The awards ceremony has been held at the theater inside the Ovation Hollywood shopping center since 2001, according to the venue's website.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Several businesses at the shopping center closed early because of the disturbances, police said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Yep, the Ovation Hollywood — formerly known as Hollywood and Highland — has been home to the Oscars since 2002, having opened as a shopping center at the corner of, yes, Hollywood and Highland in November 2001.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The awards ceremony has been held at the theater inside the Ovation Hollywood shopping center since 2001, according to the venue's website.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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