shop front
noun
1
: the front side of a store
customers entering the shop front
2
: a room or group of rooms in the front part of a store building
He rented a shop front on Main Street.
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Do the people queuing for takeaway chicken at Popeyes, directly opposite, know what went down behind that unremarkable shop front?
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
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Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
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“Shop front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shop%20front. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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