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five-and-tens

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variants also five-and-dimes

plural of five-and-ten

as in variety stores

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For Paul Smith’s pink wall and chic boutiques head over to Melrose Ave.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Almost all our boutiques are selling more product, more ready-to-wear.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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One of the sharpest exchanges came during a dispute over Flock Safety surveillance cameras.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The court documents also include screenshots of text message exchanges between Berry and Martinez and an email from their son’s school about his disruptive behavior days after the alleged incident.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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