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newsstand

[ nooz-stand, nyooz- ]

noun

  1. a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.


newsstand

/ ˈːˌæԻ /

noun

  1. a portable stand or stall in the street, from which newspapers are sold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of newsstand1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; news + stand
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An early edition of the next day’s New York Times arrived on newsstands with a big headline at the top of the front page that said “100,000 Rally at U.N. Against Vietnam War.”

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Things went whoosh! and she signed with legendary agent John Casablancas, then decamped to New York, where she worked for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and virtually every other fashion magazine on the newsstand.

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There was no internet, and readers who wanted to be in the know went to these things called newsstands.

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Heidi Miller, who owns several businesses in Laguna Beach including a clothing store and newsstand, applauded the effort to get a handle on instances of drunk driving in the city.

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Time's annual announcement of their "Person of the Year" is a rare newsstand event and a closely guarded secret.

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