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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About four hours later, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office received calls about another fire, this time at a strip mall a mile away from the preschool.
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Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Investigators determined that the fire at the church and the strip mall were both set with an ignitable liquid, like gasoline, and then a lighter, authorities said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
At a strip mall that houses a liquor store and a butcher shop, Pascalis Ntlele, a 58-year-old A.N.C. volunteer who lives in the area, was hanging out with community members in the parking lot.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Firefighters found the strip mall fully engulfed on one end.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
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Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Investigators determined that the fire at the church and the strip mall were both set with an ignitable liquid, like gasoline, and then a lighter, authorities said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
At a strip mall that houses a liquor store and a butcher shop, Pascalis Ntlele, a 58-year-old A.N.C. volunteer who lives in the area, was hanging out with community members in the parking lot.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Firefighters found the strip mall fully engulfed on one end.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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