trucks

plural of truck
as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south

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Recent Examples of trucks The lumberjacks had used their trucks to block access to the Quebec border in protest of Canadian loggers who were stealing their jobs by working for less. ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 That might seem like Polly Pocket numbers compared to the 800,000 Ford F-Series trucks sold in 2025, but raw numbers don’t tell the whole story. Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Because the products are local, they aren't put on planes or trucks to travel long distances to get here. Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 The model targets fleets operating at least 10 natural gas trucks or those planning conversions of similar size. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Cars, trucks and other forms of transportation emit 60% of the smog in California and 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 That includes, for example, renting out vehicles used to work on power lines or water trucks used for infrastructure projects. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Those are becoming a rare breed as many carriers now use trucks and deliver to boxes on streets. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Volunteers armed with watering cans, trucks and makeshift water tanks shadow firefighters, battling underground flare-ups in parched pine forests after months without rain and increasingly fire-prone conditions linked to climate change. Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
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Noun
  • In highly unusual exchanges, two former Connecticut House speakers are blasting a Democratic state legislator who is running for governor in next week’s primary.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The group, unveiling Thursday, is primarily made up of professional bettors with prominent social media presences who actively use many of the top prediction market exchanges, including Kalshi.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Smythson’s backgammon set swaps the traditional bulky case for a slim roll made from the British brand’s signature cross-grain calf leather.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While the Bank of Japan left its benchmark rate unchanged last week, overnight index swaps imply about a 60% chance of a rate hike by September.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Over 12 hours, the front office executed five trades that sent six major leaguers — Luis Arraez, Heliot Ramos, Robbie Ray, Tyler Mahle, Caleb Kilian, Erik Miller — to various contenders.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For decades, buying stocks has meant going through brokers, waiting for trades to settle, and limited trading when stock markets are closed.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Trucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trucks. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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