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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 trafficked
One specific example cited by Grossman showed how BBC Arabic gave greater prominence to Hamas in a BBC News story about a Yazidi woman who was allegedly rescued by Israeli soldiers after being trafficked to Gaza, where she was held captive by a Palestinian member of Hamas.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The 30-second spot cites a 2023 New York Times investigation into migrant children trafficked and exploited to work grueling jobs at factories, construction sites, farms and other dangerous work places.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In the book, Giuffre alleges that the pair trafficked her to many powerful men, including a prince and a former prime minister who savaged her.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Workers in the scam compounds are often trafficked from third countries, usually under the pretense of a lucrative job offer, and then forced to scam people online with investment pitches or romantic ploys.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
But those ties aren't proven, and Venezuelan drugs make up a tiny fraction of those trafficked into the United States.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
According to officials, the youngest victim was just 14 and was trafficked through escort sites and forced to service more than 10 men a day.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
As the junta dragged its feet on shutting down the scam centers – a pressing security priority for Beijing – and after years of complaints by families of those trafficked to work in them on its southwestern border as well as growing international media reports, China launched a crackdown in 2023.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But administrative hearing decisions reviewed by KPR from 2020 through 2023 included evidence the cabinet relied on; hearing officers would frequently say a person had trafficked their benefits based on shopping patterns the state deemed suspicious.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The 30-second spot cites a 2023 New York Times investigation into migrant children trafficked and exploited to work grueling jobs at factories, construction sites, farms and other dangerous work places.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
In the book, Giuffre alleges that the pair trafficked her to many powerful men, including a prince and a former prime minister who savaged her.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Workers in the scam compounds are often trafficked from third countries, usually under the pretense of a lucrative job offer, and then forced to scam people online with investment pitches or romantic ploys.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
But those ties aren't proven, and Venezuelan drugs make up a tiny fraction of those trafficked into the United States.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
According to officials, the youngest victim was just 14 and was trafficked through escort sites and forced to service more than 10 men a day.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
As the junta dragged its feet on shutting down the scam centers – a pressing security priority for Beijing – and after years of complaints by families of those trafficked to work in them on its southwestern border as well as growing international media reports, China launched a crackdown in 2023.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
But administrative hearing decisions reviewed by KPR from 2020 through 2023 included evidence the cabinet relied on; hearing officers would frequently say a person had trafficked their benefits based on shopping patterns the state deemed suspicious.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked
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In August, the Cowboys traded the star edge-rusher to the Packers, with Green Bay signing Parsons a massive four-year, $188 million dollar extension.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Each side accused the other of starting the latest border flare-up and traded blame for the clashes.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The state of Ohio recently dealt parental rights advocates another win in mid-October, when the state House of Representatives passed the My Child-My Chart Act, which would grant parents access to their children’s medical records.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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SFGate reports that the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has since dealt repeatedly with the fencing being breached.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The injured man told them that a female friend had taken his truck and sold it to a man at a game room near East Berry Street and South Riverside Drive, police said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Formed in 1921, the body first sold poppies on November 11 of that year.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The court records make no mention of DHS’ claim that Santillana had recently paid to have her teenage children smuggled across the border.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of that is possibly smuggled in illegally.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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