free trade

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Recent Examples of free trade President Clinton, who backed free trade despite the Democratic Party’s ostensible ties to organized labor, was still in office when the Seattle protests broke out. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 In May, the DOE issued a final authorization to Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project that allows exports to countries that do not have free trade agreements with the United States. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025 Conservatives celebrate the past and believe the benefits of immigration ended after World War I and the advantages of free trade ended after World War II. Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025 In such a scenario, Israel could lose its free trade agreement with the EU as well as its access to the $100 billion Horizon Europe research program, the EU’s flagship fund for research and innovation. Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free trade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
Noun
  • According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In high-traffic areas like kitchens and bathrooms, cheap hardware wears out fast.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • DraftKings, which has lost roughly $5 billion in market cap over the last few weeks due to the growth of prediction exchanges, is planning to launch its own futures marketplace in the coming months.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Amazon connects its users with third-party merchants on its marketplace.
    NPR, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The jewels may already be traveling through the black market.
    Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Euro and sterling notes were hidden in the doors of cars and shipped to ports in Mozambique and Namibia before being converted into dollars on the Zimbabwean black market.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Senior commerce editor Nashia Baker says she feels refreshed and comfortable in any sleep position with this memory foam pillow.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Newell, who is known for balancing creativity and commerce, has built a reputation for helping emerging designers build their businesses, cultivating exclusive collaborations and creating elevated assortments, the company said.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jerry Jones said the Micah Parsons trade was made with the purpose of capturing a sustainably winning team in Prescott’s prime.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
  • If the Astros pursue someone via trade, Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report believes Mitch Keller would be a viable option.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To this end, Cucinelli urged the independent players to tap into the online commerce without betraying their identity of exclusivity and desirability, subtly reprimanding those who embraced the gray market outright.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • During the three-year run, students will learn merchandising, styling, marketing strategy, brand development, trend forecasting and fashion communications, in order to have the skill set to stay relevant in global markets.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • According to Kyle Sweeney, Rag & Bone’s SVP of men’s design and merchandising, Infuse builds on the brand’s heritage while propelling it into the future.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the retailing giant, experienced a massive outage in the wee hours of Monday that knocked out what felt like everything.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Discount retailing was in its infancy, but Price’s success spurred competitors such as Kmart, Target, and Walmart, all of which opened in 1962.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

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