shopkeeper
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A shopkeeper who emigrated from Peru 25 years ago says, “It’s a big holiday for us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In the bustling streets of the ancient Mughal city of Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, 49-year-old shopkeeper Aftab Ahmed is looking for solar panels to install at his home.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Ali, a 31-year-old shopkeeper who was injured during protests in January, said he worries about the possibility of instability or internal conflict.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The son of a Philadelphia shopkeeper, Schwarzman grew up watching his father extend credit to newly arrived immigrants to be repaid when they could, he recalled in his Giving Pledge letter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Rasheed stopped to look at an engraved silver dagger in one shop, and, in another, at an old rifle that the shopkeeper assured Rasheed was a relic from the first war against the British.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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