as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places
they contributed money to an environmental group that works to end the traffic of endangered animals
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as in to trade
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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Recent Examples of traffic
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Also called the Rainbow Bridge because of its arched construction, it was preserved by the Kansas Historic Route 66 Association after traffic was rerouted to the main highway in the 1960s.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Enslavement or freedom was passed down to the child through the mother, meaning white men could augment a workforce trafficked from Africa by raping with impunity and enslaving their offspring.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Noun
The attack disrupted daily life across Moscow, forcing temporary flight suspensions at major airports and traffic restrictions near the refinery.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Also called the Rainbow Bridge because of its arched construction, it was preserved by the Kansas Historic Route 66 Association after traffic was rerouted to the main highway in the 1960s.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
Verb
Another notable case reveals how a man allegedly ran a drug trafficking operation from a prison in Ohio.
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Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Enslavement or freedom was passed down to the child through the mother, meaning white men could augment a workforce trafficked from Africa by raping with impunity and enslaving their offspring.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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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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His name had been connected to trade rumors over the past few weeks with Florida being among teams linked to veterans such as Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck who are reportedly seeking to be dealt.
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The silver thatch palm, indeginous to Cayman, was twisted by hand into rope that would not rot in saltwater, traded with passing ships for flour and salt and essentials the islands could not produce.
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Economists’ dream of a highly liquid marketplace for information has, in some form, come true – with some asterisks.
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Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak, expects that Hollywood is heading for its best summer since before the pandemic.
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Feinsand and Olney specifically mentioned some of the team's most expensive players, including first baseman Rafael Devers, shortstop Willy Adames and third baseman Matt Chapman, among those the Giants are looking to deal.
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Pinkas said that before the war, Iran was isolated under sanctions that choked its oil exports, dealing blows to its economy.
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“Traffic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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