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Recent Examples of free trade
Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.
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Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The deal, which was provisionally applied on May 1, created the largest free trade zone in the world, encompassing 32 countries.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
The second round of negotiations between the United States and Mexico on the United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA, was slated to begin in Mexico City.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The deal, which was provisionally applied on May 1, created the largest free trade zone in the world, encompassing 32 countries.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
The second round of negotiations between the United States and Mexico on the United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA, was slated to begin in Mexico City.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
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Running back Jonathon Brooks, who is returning from back-to-back ACL surgeries on his right knee, caught a pass across the middle from Young and blazed down the field through traffic.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The proposal would require extensive recordkeeping and impose steep fines on repair shops, recyclers, pawn shops and secondhand dealers that traffic in undocumented airbags.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Rather than creating a unified framework from the outset, different agencies have asserted authority over different aspects of the marketplace.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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Gilbert Villegas, 36th, has introduced an ordinance aimed at the black market for replacement airbags.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Van Zeller, 50, has won dozens of awards for the program that has taken her around the world to report on black market activities and human trafficking.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Leidesdorff also operated a hotel nearby, further cementing his role in early San Francisco commerce and civic life.—
Maddie White,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Xcel is engaged in the design, licensing, marketing, livestreaming and social commerce sales of apparel, footwear, accessories, fine jewelry, home goods and pet products as well as the acquisition of consumer lifestyle brands.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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The international trade corridor remains open for transit.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Other trades were a little bit more favorable in their pre-release projections, forecasting an opening weekend take of anywhere between $35 million to $50 million.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The exploit allowed hackers to take over and flip valuable Instagram accounts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars on the gray market before Meta implemented an emergency patch on May 29.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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Soon, a thriving gray market emerged, with BPC-157 as one of its stars.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Among the metrics the league monitors, says Flatow, are fan reaction and merchandising sales by retail partners.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Footwear News interviewed Daniela Orduña, divisional merchandise director at Coppel, and Viki Zabala, chief strategy and growth officer at First Insight, to get their perspective on using predictive AI in footwear merchandising.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Prices will fall into the accessible luxury range with polos retailing for around $98 and suits at $895.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Wang Xiaogang, co-founder of the Chinese AI software company SenseTime and chairman of ACE Robotics, said his company is collecting a lot of human-centric data from factories, retailing and offices settings that could guide advanced robots to perform complicated functions.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20trade. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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