free trade
noun
: trade based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods with tariffs used only as a source of revenue
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In his address, Reagan emphasized the importance of free trade, while defending his decision to impose 100% tariffs on affected products.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Reagan championed free trade while selectively deviating from it, according to the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know While the audio clip of Reagan during a radio address on tariffs and free trade from April 25, 1987, in Camp David in Maryland appears to indicate Reagan was anti-tariffs, the full address reveals a more nuanced picture of Reagan’s viewpoints on the matter.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Policymakers should focus on accelerating implementation of Africa’s free trade area to make the continent more resilient to global shocks, the secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat said.
—semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Reagan championed free trade while selectively deviating from it, according to the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know While the audio clip of Reagan during a radio address on tariffs and free trade from April 25, 1987, in Camp David in Maryland appears to indicate Reagan was anti-tariffs, the full address reveals a more nuanced picture of Reagan’s viewpoints on the matter.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Policymakers should focus on accelerating implementation of Africa’s free trade area to make the continent more resilient to global shocks, the secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat said.
—semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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