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emporium

noun

im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm

Definition of emporium

as in store

an establishment where goods are sold to consumers an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want

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Recent Examples of emporium The thoroughfare is already home to Stefano Ricci, Mayfair Gallery, and countless prestigious flagships, emporiums, and eateries. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 Scheduled to open on July 15, within Lower Manhattan’s Seaport district, this flagship location will occupy the former Tin Building by Jean-Georges, a major food hall and culinary emporium that closed in February 2026. — Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The 2026 Prix Versailles laureates named the most beautiful airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, museums, emporiums, hotels and restaurants in the world. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 25 June 2026 The latest installment out of imagination emporium Pixar finds Bonnie’s beloved toys despondent over the arrival of Lilypad. — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for emporium

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Alo continues to expand rapidly after its big yacht summer; Vuori has surpassed its goal of 100-plus stores by the end of 2026; and the UK’s Adanola secured investment from Story3 Capital, valuing the business at $530 million last year.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Job duties include greeting and assisting customers, operating cash registers, stocking shelves and cleaning the store.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of store

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According to Baskin-Robbins, the Biscoff Flavor Collection is now available to enjoy at ice cream shops nationwide, while supplies last.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
When so many pieces of New York have been relentlessly framed as an out-of-towner’s idea of themselves, Murray Hill just keeps being its everyday nail-salon-next-to-a-weed-shop self.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026

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If your plan was to kill trust—in journalism, within organizations, and in the public consciousness—the best way to do it would not be to build some complicated bazaar of secret brokers, but to launch an anonymous public market for predictions.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
But this summer’s Burner bazaar, held in SoHo, felt more like Mad Max, the Department Store.

— Henry Alford, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

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