store shelf

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store
noun[C]
uk
/stɔːr/us
/stɔːr/
UK
a large shop where you can buy many different types ...
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shelf
noun[C]
uk
/ʃelf/us
/ʃelf/
a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored ...
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(Definition ofstoreandshelffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Potatoes are imported at an average price of 15 eurocents per kilogram and reach thestoreshelfat 80 cents per kilogram.
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There are also scenes of girl with an afro, a couple standing in front of grocerystoreshelf, and several other people making different statements.
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The booster pack is in its own booster pack box (exactly like one would find on astoreshelfwhen they were issued).
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These shade variations may be subtle enough to be undetectable on astoreshelf, but actual differences in shade becomes apparent during knitting or crocheting or after washing.
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What is most clear, however, is that music criticism plays a direct role in getting records onto store shelves.
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The machine had gone from concept to store shelves in a little under a year.
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The product was taken off store shelves and discontinued.
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The sales people had been required to not only sell the product, but also to deliver it and stock it on store shelves.
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So the manufacturer added gold acetate thread to the toes of its socks in order to make it visually distinctive on store shelves.
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Many copies were mistakenly put on store shelves on the scheduled release date, only to be immediately recalled.
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Thus, people who saw them on the road would, for a time, only find the band's back-catalogue sitting on store shelves.
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The effects of an earthquake of this size include the spilling of merchandise from store shelves but little structural damage.
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The toys were packaged in large, colorful boxes that could be easily seen atop grocery store shelves.
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The company became known for licensing popular film and television characters and getting their images onto store shelves quickly.
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You won't find a more blown-out, wild-eyed freakout on the record store shelves any time soon.
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Therefore, it was prevented from ever hitting store shelves.
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The outcome was that the booster packs did not hit store shelves for months after the release of the starter decks.
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It could be purchased until around 2007, when it largely disappeared from store shelves.
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