as in dealing
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 trafficking
Both are now facing drug-trafficking charges in New York.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
He was involved in trafficking.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
And Michael Rosenthal and James Litinsky are the unlikely men in charge, two Floridians in the snow, two finance types suddenly trafficking in mining and metallurgy.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
In December 2017, he was sentenced during a hearing in federal court in Bridgeport to 60 months in prison and four years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Court documents allege that, in October 2025, law enforcement officials launched an investigation into an organization suspected of manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine in a remote section of Calaveras County.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Adams County issued a warrant to search Foreman’s house pursuant to drug-trafficking and kidnapping charges, which were never brought.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Last year two Belgian teenagers were charged with wildlife piracy in what Kenyan authorities called part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species after they were found with 5,000 ants in test tubes.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The charges were trafficking in firearms, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime.
—Ryan Oehrli
march 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
He was involved in trafficking.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
And Michael Rosenthal and James Litinsky are the unlikely men in charge, two Floridians in the snow, two finance types suddenly trafficking in mining and metallurgy.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
In December 2017, he was sentenced during a hearing in federal court in Bridgeport to 60 months in prison and four years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Court documents allege that, in October 2025, law enforcement officials launched an investigation into an organization suspected of manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine in a remote section of Calaveras County.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Adams County issued a warrant to search Foreman’s house pursuant to drug-trafficking and kidnapping charges, which were never brought.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Last year two Belgian teenagers were charged with wildlife piracy in what Kenyan authorities called part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species after they were found with 5,000 ants in test tubes.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The charges were trafficking in firearms, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime.
—Ryan Oehrli
march 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficking
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Ditto for DeMario Douglas, a slot-only option who would help replenish the yards-after-the-catch the Eagles would lose by dealing Brown.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Duke’s marquee stars dominated down the stretch, dealing the Red Storm an 80-75 defeat at Capital One Arena.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But that pact came without the protection of a no-trade clause, and as the Cubs sputtered to a second consecutive 83-win, playoff-less season, the idea of trading a controllable second baseman with the ability to play shortstop to upgrade the roster wasn’t too far-fetched.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The five-star analyst continues to view FANG as a compelling pick, given that the stock is trading at an attractive 12% average free cash flow yield on 2027 and 2028 estimates compared to the large-cap oil exploration and production peer average of 10%.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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The 56-year-old Chinese national, Stanley Yi Zheng, allegedly began conspiring with Americans Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English about smuggling the chips to China in May 2023.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The facility was allegedly operated by a Chinese national involved in smuggling counterfeit COVID tests while receiving millions in unexplained payments from China.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The act of selling birds in stacks of cages – sometimes far taller than the men who carry them – goes back generations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficking. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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