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Adjective
a dime-store tablecloth that is certainly good enough for a picnic
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Marni Jameson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
What leads one to turn over their life to charismatic dime-store shamans?
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.
—Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Ask how many grocery bags, empty jars or dime-store flower vases one household needs.
—Marni Jameson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
What leads one to turn over their life to charismatic dime-store shamans?
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
Noun
Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.
—Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Dime-store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dime-store. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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