fencers

noun

plural of fencer
as in fences

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  1. fences
  2. smugglers
  3. merchants
  4. scalpers
  5. traffickers
  6. retailers
  7. traders
Noun
  • Slow, sectional removal is best for large shrubs near structures to prevent damage to patios, fences, or foundations.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Often that means fences and other structures, but plants can also play a key role in a more secluded space.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of fences
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  • As if to prove the point, street prices for cocaine in the United States have plummeted, the opposite of what would be expected if smugglers were being deterred.
    — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • In other instances, Warrick said, there will be ghost carriers or fraudulent pickups of drivers or middlemen posing as legitimate transporters, but who are really smugglers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of smugglers
Noun
  • The history of checkout is about merchants leveraging data signals that were once invisible to them.
    — Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Colonial merchants were especially upset that the act allowed the East India Company to undercut their tea business.
    — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026
Definition of merchants
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  • By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of scalpers
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  • Tapia, the other co-founder, said these fake job offers flood social media and have enabled traffickers to target dozens of people at the same time.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • In the early two-thousands, Colombian cocaine traffickers, seeking to evade tightening controls in their country, began to reroute shipments through coastal towns in Manabí and elsewhere in Ecuador.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of traffickers
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  • Most national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Independence Day, however banks and post offices will be closed.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Though America’s birthday doesn’t have the same reputation as other long weekend events for sales, the midpoint of the year is still a reliably good time to find clearance deals as retailers mark down last season’s goods before the summer ends.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026
Definition of retailers
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  • But traders have been engaged in significant currency hedging, putting downward pressure on the yen, according to the Financial Times.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Woods said traders should watch the $148-$150 level on PepsiCo.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of traders
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