as in traded
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
Prosecutors say the crew trafficked meth, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and PCP while stockpiling guns to enforce orders.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 8 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
While the first game trafficked in elegant neatness, Hades II is practically bursting at the seams with excess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Her organization, Inner Beauty, helps those who have been trafficked with meals, clothing and connections to social services.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The files are said to include the names of clients to whom Epstein allegedly trafficked young girls.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Others trafficked in conspiracy theories.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
There is no suggestion that Mandelson, who is gay, was involved with any of the women trafficked by Epstein.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 8 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
While the first game trafficked in elegant neatness, Hades II is practically bursting at the seams with excess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Her organization, Inner Beauty, helps those who have been trafficked with meals, clothing and connections to social services.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The files are said to include the names of clients to whom Epstein allegedly trafficked young girls.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Others trafficked in conspiracy theories.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
There is no suggestion that Mandelson, who is gay, was involved with any of the women trafficked by Epstein.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked
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Yet for African economies to fully benefit from this demand, global buyers and local producers alike must have confidence in how those resources are sourced and traded.—
Anu Adedoyin Adasolum,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Our thesis, which aligns with many other analysts’ views, is that the sum of DuPont’s two parts is worth more than the stock traded as a whole.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Achiuwa was selected by the Heat with the 20th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, but the big man only spent his rookie season in Miami before being dealt to the Toronto Raptors as part of the trade that brought Kyle Lowry to the Heat during the 2021 offseason.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Four-time All-Star Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has been dealt a bit of a blow on a possible maximum contract extension prior to what could be a massive campaign in 2025-26.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sutton is among a group of both private and nonprofit developers who have constructed and sold homes on land bank lots across the county.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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After Annabel’s and the other Birley clubs – including Harry’s Bar, Mark’s Club, and George – were sold, Lady Annabel’s son Robin took up the family mantle, and opened a string of private eating clubs and bakeries on both sides of the Atlantic.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
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His throne room is a concrete box; his scepter a smartphone smuggled in to his confines.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Israeli officials deny any systematic violations of international law and assert that Hamas routinely used noncombatants as human shields and smuggled humanitarian assistance, accusations denied by the militant group.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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