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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Tule Coffeehouse is a breath of fresh air amid Elk Grove’s bustling suburban sprawl and strip malls.
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Irene Milanez, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024
Schwartz & Sandy’s is in an unremarkable strip mall next to a pet store, across the street from the Scientology Celebrity Centre.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Several of our higher density projects have replaced commercial districts such as strip malls.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
The Portos’ empire began humbly with a first storefront of only 300 square feet in a Silver Lake strip mall in 1976, paid for with a bank loan.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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Irene Milanez, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024
Schwartz & Sandy’s is in an unremarkable strip mall next to a pet store, across the street from the Scientology Celebrity Centre.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Several of our higher density projects have replaced commercial districts such as strip malls.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
The Portos’ empire began humbly with a first storefront of only 300 square feet in a Silver Lake strip mall in 1976, paid for with a bank loan.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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