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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The beloved doughnut and coffee shop will debut in the Shops at the Fresh Market shopping center on Torrence Chapel Road.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2026
Nearby, groups descended on a shopping center on 32nd Street, emptying trash cans and tossing merchandise from the Pavilions grocery store into the parking lot.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
So far, about 100 women are participating in the social media campaign, sparked by a recent incident involving a mother barred from breastfeeding at a German shopping center.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
6 July 2026
Legends was the seventh open-air shopping center to join Tanger’s real estate portfolio since 2022.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2026
Nearby, groups descended on a shopping center on 32nd Street, emptying trash cans and tossing merchandise from the Pavilions grocery store into the parking lot.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
So far, about 100 women are participating in the social media campaign, sparked by a recent incident involving a mother barred from breastfeeding at a German shopping center.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
6 July 2026
Legends was the seventh open-air shopping center to join Tanger’s real estate portfolio since 2022.
—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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