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strip mall

noun

a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of strip mall¹

First recorded in 1990–95

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Elk Grove police assisted Kern County officials and were able to find Naval in his car at a strip mall near his home with the missing child.

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Thomas did not commit the thefts himself, but worked with numerous converter thieves whom he would meet in strip malls and motel parking lots to purchase the stolen goods, prosecutors said.

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The bus rumbles past strip malls, apartment buildings and walled-off condominium complexes.

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A strip mall, for instance, could be transformed into tennis courts or a public garden with fire-resistant plants.

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Working-class Latinos grabbed them in tandem from racks at laundromats, grocery stores and strip malls.

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