TRAFFICS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

traffics

verb

present tense third-person singular of traffic

as in deals

to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property arrested him for trafficking in drugs

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The tragedy deals a fresh blow to Sánchez’ left-wing government, which has already faced corruption scandals, protests over housing affordability and the Ceuta mass migrant crossing earlier this year.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Consider these fall travel deals your excuse to start daydreaming about your next getaway.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

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The way Rauh sees it, Prop 40 trades a stream of income-tax revenue in the future for a more immediate payout of wealth-tax revenue today.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Trade Dynamics & Risks This position profits if GOOGL trades strictly between $250 and $325 through expiration, allowing time decay (theta) and the post-event volatility crush (vega) to erode the options' value.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

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The brand, which also offers a nascent apparel assortment, ships to 61 countries and sells via retailers including Target, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Amazon, PGA Tour Superstore and more.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
The play is set in a family farm that raises and sells animals.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

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One potential concern for investors is whether the retail pharmacy will lose its competitive advantage of being directly linked with a PBM, which negotiates drug prices and manages prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurers and employers.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
The remainder of the series schedule is in flux as the WNBA negotiates where Atlanta can play its remaining home games.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Produced by Mabel Cheung, Good Trip is the story of a young woman who smuggles her terminally ill father out of a hospital to address his unfulfilled wishes.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

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