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Recent Examples of free trade
The Mercosur deal would create what EU officials call the world’s largest free trade zone with 700 million people and lower high tariffs on EU farm exports in Latin America.
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David McHugh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1999 the World Trade Organization gathered in Seattle to celebrate free trade.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
By contrast, Trump is overturning America’s historical embrace of free markets and free trade.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
With free trade, rare cheeses, exotic fruit, spices and high-grade meats stop becoming luxury goods consumed only by the wealthiest Americans and become more attainable to the average consumer.
—Juan Londoño, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
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David McHugh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1999 the World Trade Organization gathered in Seattle to celebrate free trade.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
By contrast, Trump is overturning America’s historical embrace of free markets and free trade.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
With free trade, rare cheeses, exotic fruit, spices and high-grade meats stop becoming luxury goods consumed only by the wealthiest Americans and become more attainable to the average consumer.
—Juan Londoño, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
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Indeed, social media platforms drive roughly 80% of total online traffic in the country and serve as vital channels for business and communication.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to online marketplace Auto Trader, JLR took the top slot on its new car platform in August and is vying for a similar position in September with almost a million ad views in the two months.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The family festival and artisan faire celebrates German culture with live entertainment, including Bavarian music and dance troupes, German food, international refreshments, two beer gardens and a marketplace with 125 local artisan vendors.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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With depleting foreign exchange reserves, some businesses have been forced to close as entrepreneurs and farmers turn to the black market in search of hard currency.—
Charles Pensulo,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Health records can sell for nearly 50 times more than credit card numbers on the black market.—
Tarun Eldho Alias,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Many assets generate valuable data and are integrated within broader ecosystems of energy, logistics, and commerce.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Allmodern’s Racheal rug is a favorite of commerce editor Audrey Lee, who was looking for a low-pile wool rug that wouldn’t need constant vacuuming.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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He was acquired, along with closer Victor Vodnik, in a July 2023 trade with the Braves for reliever Pierce Johnson.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Sep. 2025
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European businesses will be closely watching that meeting, as China is the EU’s second-largest goods partner with trade standing at $732 billion euros in 2024.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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This loophole fueled a $28 billion gray market, which states are now slowly dismantling—though some have already moved to regulate the industry.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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New research is shedding light on the inner workings of the multimillion-dollar gray market for video game cheats.—
Lily Hay Newman,
Wired News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Before that, Cantino spent much of his 22-year career at Prada in various business development, merchandising and marketing roles, involved in everything from retail to industrial processes, working closely with Prada CEO Patrizio Bertelli and designer Miuccia Prada.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Sep. 2025
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In short, the massive popularity of its original anime ‘80s run wasn’t matched by its merchandising, and that’s something that is now being belatedly addressed.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first is a baseline certification ideal for any worker in automotive retailing.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The initial concept was to bring together people with a common cause to take action, but the mission soon pivoted to a daily deals retailing site, and Groupon was born.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20trade. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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