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
Guo and Schmidt operated a drug-trafficking organization that sourced protonitazene overseas and shipped the powdered substance to the United States, including Las Vegas, Miami and other places, the indictment alleged.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
That shop, owned by Laurence Gray, closed after Gray was indicted alongside a Tucson man in 2025 with firearms trafficking.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 12 May 2026
For example, in 2017, QAnon participants claimed that there was a secret cabal of satanic pedophiles trafficking children, so by this faulty logic, the subsequent Epstein revelations must be evidence that QAnon was right.
—Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
In April, federal authorities arrested an Iranian national at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of trafficking weapons on the Iranian government's behalf, according to officials.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Kapri was arrested in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday and booked on charges of trafficking more than 10 grams and less than 200 grams of MDMA, according to Orange County’s online records.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Kodak Black was arrested Wednesday in Florida on suspicion of trafficking more than 10 grams of MDMA.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The Home Office has argued the government is increasing enforcement efforts against trafficking gangs and strengthening cooperation with France.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Jackson County prosecutors have charged two Kansas City residents with trafficking fentanyl that authorities believe is tied to seven overdoses in the Prospect Avenue Corridor.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
That shop, owned by Laurence Gray, closed after Gray was indicted alongside a Tucson man in 2025 with firearms trafficking.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 12 May 2026
For example, in 2017, QAnon participants claimed that there was a secret cabal of satanic pedophiles trafficking children, so by this faulty logic, the subsequent Epstein revelations must be evidence that QAnon was right.
—Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
In April, federal authorities arrested an Iranian national at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of trafficking weapons on the Iranian government's behalf, according to officials.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Kapri was arrested in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday and booked on charges of trafficking more than 10 grams and less than 200 grams of MDMA, according to Orange County’s online records.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Kodak Black was arrested Wednesday in Florida on suspicion of trafficking more than 10 grams of MDMA.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The Home Office has argued the government is increasing enforcement efforts against trafficking gangs and strengthening cooperation with France.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Jackson County prosecutors have charged two Kansas City residents with trafficking fentanyl that authorities believe is tied to seven overdoses in the Prospect Avenue Corridor.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficking
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In Scotland, Labor's difficulties were laid bare as John Swinney secured a decisive victory, dealing a further blow to Starmer’s authority.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Around him, siblings, lovers and friends face CIA threats, tourist-rental anxieties, drug-dealing producers, secret desire and lottery dreams in a choral portrait of love, family and frustrated escape.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Today’s wedge sandals feel markedly sleeker, trading bulk for minimalist lines, sculptural heels and refined proportions that elevate the once-divisive shoe into something far more polished.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
17 May 2026
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The chipmaker is trading near all-time highs, with its market cap drawing near $6 trillion — a level no company has ever reached before.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Super Micro tanked earlier this year after employees were charged with smuggling Nvidia chips into the country.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Long before trial, six co-conspirators in the case had pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to kidnap or kill Moïse or to a lesser charge of smuggling the vests to the Colombians.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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In addition to his clairvoyant recruitment of head coach Eric Roy, who had not coached a club for more than 11 years before his appointment by Brest, Lorenzi enjoyed success at Stade Francis Le Ble by picking up players on the cheap and selling them on at significant profit.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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“Trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficking. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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