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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The busy corridor already had major safety issues, including speeding and treacherous turns out of strip malls.
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
But Warwick found there was no evidence that the messages disrupted postal services or interfered with other businesses in the strip mall.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Even smaller strip malls would qualify for conversion to housing.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
On May 25, 2022, JC and another person met at a strip mall and entered a firearms store, according to the trial brief.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
But Warwick found there was no evidence that the messages disrupted postal services or interfered with other businesses in the strip mall.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Even smaller strip malls would qualify for conversion to housing.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
On May 25, 2022, JC and another person met at a strip mall and entered a firearms store, according to the trial brief.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for strip mall
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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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