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Recent Examples of free trade
The White House has slapped 25% tariffs on those countries, but most food and agricultural products are exempt from tariffs under the existing USMCA free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The 76-year-old billionaire called for a free trade zone between the EU and the U.S. — echoing similar comments from Elon Musk — and said the current trade tensions could seriously hurt European industries.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2025
In 2011, after a four-year delay, the U.S. Congress ratified free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Even with Canada and Great Britain, which negotiated free trade agreements with the U.S. in 1935 and 1938 respectively, there were significant limitations.
—Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
The 76-year-old billionaire called for a free trade zone between the EU and the U.S. — echoing similar comments from Elon Musk — and said the current trade tensions could seriously hurt European industries.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2025
In 2011, after a four-year delay, the U.S. Congress ratified free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Even with Canada and Great Britain, which negotiated free trade agreements with the U.S. in 1935 and 1938 respectively, there were significant limitations.
—Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
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Airlines for America, a group representing American Airlines and other U.S. carriers, in March urged the FAA to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around the airport.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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An Ohio sheriff's deputy working on a traffic detail near the University of Cincinnati was struck and killed Friday by a vehicle driven by the father of a teenager who was shot and killed by authorities a day earlier, police said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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According to Salesforce’s November 2024 Consumer Sentiment Survey, 37% of those not buying from Chinese marketplaces cited payment security concerns as their primary reason for hesitation.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Apple was issued with a €500 million ($571 million) fine over its App Store, with the commission saying the company must freely offer alternative app marketplaces to users and app developers.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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The black market surgeon is revealed to be Jeong-min, Ju-yeon’s boyfriend.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The price of Iran’s currency, the rial, rallied slightly against the dollar on the black market.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The plan empowers Lt. Gov. David Toland, as commerce secretary, to negotiate deals directly with the Chiefs and Royals.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Heat assert Pena hasn’t used the marks at issue in commerce, a required step under trademark law.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Tracking the evolution of Donald Trump's trade war Trump reverses global tariff hikes.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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With a trade war kicking off, a lot of the raw materials and finished products in clean energy are likely to get more expensive.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
23 Apr. 2025
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These are professional shoplifters backed by criminal organizations that plan large-scale thefts and fence the products on the gray market, often selling across state lines or through the internet.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Apr. 2025
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Resellers operating in the gray market have reportedly been using entities registered outside of China to acquire Nvidia’s newest chips, including the Blackwell GPUs—which are prohibited from being sold to Chinese customers—via companies based in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The commemorative coins, which include gold and silver busts of Trump, emerged during the 2024 presidential campaign as one of several merchandising ventures Trump profited from -- a list that also included watches, sneakers, bibles and guitars.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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This is especially true in top-performing retail environments where experience, location and merchandising matter more than footprint.—
Aurele Gouy,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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By division, organic revenues fell 9 percent in wines and spirits, 5 percent in fashion and leather goods, 1 percent in selective retailing and 1 percent in perfumes and cosmetics.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Both Lotte Shopping and Shinsegae dropped down the list by 10 places and 48 places respectively, indicating just how difficult conditions are in Korean retailing.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20trade. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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