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Today, bricks are flying through the windows of innocent shopkeepers in Canada—thrown by none other than the president of the United States.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The shopkeepers, William Perry and Cephas Parker, in turn told Northup’s wife, Anne, and his attorney, Henry Bliss Northup, a relative of the former enslaver of Northup’s father.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2025
Investigators walked up and down the street, reaching into the rushing water to look for pieces of shrapnel, and some shopkeepers tried to get through the police cordon.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Kate Feiffer, a children’s book author who collaborated with him; Halley Feiffer, a playwright and actress; Julie Feiffer, a landscaper and shopkeeper in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; and two granddaughters.
—Andy Webster, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The shopkeepers, William Perry and Cephas Parker, in turn told Northup’s wife, Anne, and his attorney, Henry Bliss Northup, a relative of the former enslaver of Northup’s father.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2025
Investigators walked up and down the street, reaching into the rushing water to look for pieces of shrapnel, and some shopkeepers tried to get through the police cordon.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Kate Feiffer, a children’s book author who collaborated with him; Halley Feiffer, a playwright and actress; Julie Feiffer, a landscaper and shopkeeper in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; and two granddaughters.
—Andy Webster, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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shopkeeper
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shop·keep·er
ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər 
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