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free trade

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Definition of free trade

as in traffic

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Recent Examples of free trade But Washington may have an incentive to restore free trade with Colombia. — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Located in a free trade zone on the outskirts of Lagos, the Dangote Refinery opened two years ago and has become the main supplier of fuels to the Nigerian market, as well as a jet fuel exporter to Europe. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Mercosur and Canada are targeting a free trade agreement by the end of 2026, which could further strengthen Brazil’s competitiveness and broaden its opportunities in North America. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 The United States declined to extend the free trade pact for another 16 years during the mandatory joint review on July 1. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for free trade

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Expecting heavy traffic on the site, the archive has outsourced the database to external servers to avoid overloading its own.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
The old, narrow streets are not major arteries and are easier to close to traffic when that’s needed.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of traffic

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In a year, Chinese models’ global usage skyrocketed from less than 15% to over 54% last week, led by DeepSeek, according to AI leaderboard data by OpenRouter, a marketplace for models.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Nicole Bachaud, labor economist at online employment marketplace ZipRecruiter, is seeing salaries even higher for more specialized, high skill roles.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of marketplace

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Beijing has instead rendered aid and supported the Iranian regime under the table with black market oil refineries, intelligence sharing, and cooperation on technologies.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Today, most hospitals lack essential supplies and medicines, forcing patients to buy everything from antibiotics to amputation saws on the black market.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of black market

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The surge in activity reflects a growing trend toward online commerce, as more small businesses and consumers turn to social media platforms like TikTok to buy and sell goods.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
As commerce secretary and later as ambassador to China, one of us, Gary Locke, worked to reform America’s export control system to better protect sensitive technologies.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of commerce

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Rival Kalshi in April became the first exchange to complete a block trade, which are large transactions negotiated privately to avoid price volatility that are typical on Wall Street.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade

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Suppliers on the gray market can include compounding pharmacies, med spas, and telehealth companies.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
The Biden administration’s absolute restriction on peptides resulted in Americans turning to the gray market without being properly educated.

— Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of gray market

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The attorney general’s office will review the records to determine whether the group violated Missouri’s merchandising practices act, according to a news release.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Turn the negative into a positive, turn the anger into more merchandising.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of merchandising

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Both are limited to 1,150 pieces, with the large retailing for $15,000 and the small priced at $12,900.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Of those, about 256,000 businesses are in apparel retailing, according to an IBISWorld Clothing Retailing Report.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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