shopping center
noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood
called also shopping plaza
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Palisades Drive is closed from Pacific Coast Highway up into the Palisades Highlands neighborhood, and ABC7 reported that the Palisades Highlands Plaza shopping center was partially burned.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Investigate potential neighborhoods for amenities that matter most to you, like shopping centers and public transportation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Plenty of shopping centers are open across Southern California on Wednesday, including the Glendale Galleria, Westfield Century City, Citadel Outlets and Del Amo Fashion Plaza.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
As of Tuesday, more than 6,500 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Lake Forest allow a menorah display at its Market Square shopping center for the duration of the holiday.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Investigate potential neighborhoods for amenities that matter most to you, like shopping centers and public transportation.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Plenty of shopping centers are open across Southern California on Wednesday, including the Glendale Galleria, Westfield Century City, Citadel Outlets and Del Amo Fashion Plaza.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
As of Tuesday, more than 6,500 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Lake Forest allow a menorah display at its Market Square shopping center for the duration of the holiday.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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