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
Slashing their access to both Medicaid and ACA marketplace insurance will not only jeopardize their health but impose a significant financial burden on them and their families.
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Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Part of that leverage comes from having a multi-buyer marketplace rather than having just one or two buyers.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
19 June 2026
There has also been speculation that FIFA has been shifting unsold tickets to secondary marketplaces, according to S&P Global’s Johnson.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
While the marketplace’s official sale starts on June 23, some brands are already slashing prices, including Avidlove.
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Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 June 2026
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Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Part of that leverage comes from having a multi-buyer marketplace rather than having just one or two buyers.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
19 June 2026
There has also been speculation that FIFA has been shifting unsold tickets to secondary marketplaces, according to S&P Global’s Johnson.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
While the marketplace’s official sale starts on June 23, some brands are already slashing prices, including Avidlove.
—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketplace
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Home Depot allows shoppers to browse for its goods on ChatGPT, while also supporting Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, which advocates for a common language to support agentic commerce.
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This story’s author, StyleCaster commerce editor Katie Decker-Jacoby, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
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The trade brought the two-time WNBA All-Star and 2023 national champion to an Atlanta team coming off what the franchise called a historic 2025 season.
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Without a strong run in the next few weeks, a trade deadline sell-off is a distinct possibility for Tigers President Scott Harris, a former Theo Epstein protégé with the Cubs.
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Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
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Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketplace. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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