as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places
nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace
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Recent Examples of marketplace
But as the overall podcast marketplace became increasingly crowded in the post-pandemic years, Wondery looked to differentiate itself with both volume of production and starry names.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Shein, contrastingly, sells its own fast-fashion products and boasts a marketplace where others can sell their products.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
If State Farm policyholders — one in three Illinois homeowners — aren’t satisfied with the cost of their insurance premiums or service, there’s a plethora of other choices in the insurance marketplace to consider.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The Big Beautiful Bill is expected to cause another 1.9 million Texans to go without insurance because of the changes in the Affordable Care Act subsidies to the marketplace and changes to Medicaid that will make renewal more difficult.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Shein, contrastingly, sells its own fast-fashion products and boasts a marketplace where others can sell their products.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
If State Farm policyholders — one in three Illinois homeowners — aren’t satisfied with the cost of their insurance premiums or service, there’s a plethora of other choices in the insurance marketplace to consider.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The Big Beautiful Bill is expected to cause another 1.9 million Texans to go without insurance because of the changes in the Affordable Care Act subsidies to the marketplace and changes to Medicaid that will make renewal more difficult.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketplace
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That’s why the first phase of the AI commerce wars has been defined less by mass adoption — and more by defensive moves to block competitors from building better agents.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Under that same law, the commerce secretary can conduct a mid-decade census, in 2025, but the results can't be used for redistributing each state's share of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and votes in the Electoral College.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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President Donald Trump just enacted a new wave of tariffs on dozens of America’s trading partners, marking a substantial escalation in ongoing trade tensions that could constitute the biggest change to the global economy in nearly a century.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Other notable happenings in the Physical AI space include: In the midst of U.S. sanctions and a trade war, the Chinese government is investing heavily in creating an invention ecosystem around physical AI.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That incident had effectively closed off traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore for more than two months, forcing vessels to reroute instead to other East Coast ports including the Ports of New York & New Jersey, the Port of Virginia and the Port of Philadelphia.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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On October 7, 2023, I was called to duty to manage traffic so that first responders and military could respond swiftly to the atrocities that took place.—
Eyal Shamir,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketplace. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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