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
Two Connecticut men have been found guilty of trafficking fentanyl after selling to undercover officers, officials said.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
The investigation also revealed that members of the drug trafficking organization possessed and used firearms in connection with their drug trafficking activity, authorities said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking drugs, laundering money, obstructing justice, carjacking, kidnapping and murdering two women.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The crisis at our southern border in which drug cartels are trafficking women, children, drugs, fentanyl pouring into our country.
—CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Matthew is serving a 7-year prison sentence in Singapore's Changi Prison for trafficking meth.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Hollywood trafficking in cringey stereotypes is nothing new.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
The investigation also revealed that members of the drug trafficking organization possessed and used firearms in connection with their drug trafficking activity, authorities said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking drugs, laundering money, obstructing justice, carjacking, kidnapping and murdering two women.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The crisis at our southern border in which drug cartels are trafficking women, children, drugs, fentanyl pouring into our country.
—CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Matthew is serving a 7-year prison sentence in Singapore's Changi Prison for trafficking meth.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Hollywood trafficking in cringey stereotypes is nothing new.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficking
selling
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On a recent morning, around 100 citizens lined up in front of a government truck in Dhaka that was selling oil, rice and vegetables at subsidized rates.—
Saif Hasnat Atul Loke,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Chalk through your feeds with ads from people and brands selling their goods.—
Erik Logan,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficking. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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