They spent the afternoon shopping at the mall. the pedestrian traffic through the grassy mall is heaviest during the summer lunch hours
Recent Examples on the WebPolice responded to the mall for a report of a man exposing himself to customers in the parking lot. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022 Firefighters were called to the mall around 2:30 p.m. after multiple people started feeling sick, the fire department said in a statement. Rosana Hughes, ajc, 8 Aug. 2022 Gone are the drives to the mall to walk around or cool off. Natasha Chen, CNN, 28 July 2022 Officers went to the mall at about 6 p.m. for reports of the shooting.CBS News, 17 July 2022 Officers who work out of this location will increase visibility, along with serving as a deterrent to those who go to the mall for purposes other than dining and shopping.cleveland, 15 July 2022 There are two units of art for the exhibit — a large and a small one — and while the large unit was initially brought to the mall, not all of the pieces would have been able to fit in the space permitted by the ceiling height. Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2022 Russia claimed its missiles struck a weapons cache, causing a fire that then spread to the mall, but Ukrainian and independent sources have produced evidence contradicting this narrative. Grayson Quay, The Week, 2 July 2022 No police officers were injured in the incident, and police say that there's no threat to the mall. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 1 July 2022 See More
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Etymology
short for obsolete pall-mall mallet used in pall-mall