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By combining nostalgia, community, and modern retail strategies, Waterstones is helping to rewrite the rules of the high street bookstore —one reader at a time.—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Lloyds is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the U.K. and owns high street bank Halifax and Bank of Scotland, as well as credit card provider MBNA.—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 The mall houses more than 100 designer and popular high street names, including Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Paul Smith, and The North Face, and offers discounts of up to 60 percent on many items.—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025 In a separate report, also issued Tuesday, the British high street giant Next plc said consumer behavior is changing quickly.—Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for high street
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of high street was
before the 12th century
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