Sticker shock: How the supermarket has become a potent symbol of inflation in America
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Grocery prices are stabilizing, but many Americans still feel a financial sting at the grocery checkout aisle.
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Grocery prices are stabilizing, but many Americans still feel a financial sting at the grocery checkout aisle.
(Image credit: Chase Castor for NPR)