free trade

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Recent Examples of free trade After decades of global leadership on defense and an embrace of free trade, the United States’ role in the world is being fundamentally reworked by the Trump administration. Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 18 May 2025 Jacobsen says roughly 35% of its customer base is there, and the company could then benefit from free trade agreements within the European Union, UK and new trade partners. Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 14 May 2025 Free markets and free trade will generally yield much better results than government meddling will. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 May 2025 Trade experts describe the agreement as modest and much smaller in scope than traditional free trade agreements. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for free trade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
Noun
  • As traffic piles up behind them, a yell and a bang can be heard as the Chevy driver pulls out, running Cifuni over and dragging her down the street.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
  • The cop was directing traffic and was one of about 50 law enforcement officers assigned to the festival, which attracted up to 12,000 festivalgoers.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • By third quarter, Gartner is predicting, 60 percent of consumers will have elected to delay a major purchase, with 60 percent buying on secondhand and peer-to-peer marketplaces by the end of the year.
    Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • The trooper contacted the owner of the misused registration plate and learned that the Acura had been recently sold on an online marketplace, according to state police.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Getting to be a big man on the cellblock — as a writer-director, library cart manager, and facilitator of the flow of goods on the prison black market — just isn’t enough for Modarian, though.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2025
  • Poaching networks operate with military-grade precision, fueled by a transnational black market where rhino horn can fetch up to $400,000 per kilogram, a price tag that makes gold look cheap.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Both our assistant commerce director Lori Keong and our commerce producer Lauren Arzbaecher are big proponents of Coop’s pillows.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
  • Related Stories Shoppers—as well as tenants—will again flock to what has become the neighborhood’s central commerce hub, Caruso believes.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Peter Navarro, Trump’s top trade adviser, told reporters Thursday that the Administration will still find a way to implement the tariffs regardless of the court ruling on Trump’s use of emergency powers.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
  • All pressure points are being applied to China trade negotiations, though President Trump’s June 14th and President Xi’s June 15 birthdays are coming, which many have speculated would result in a meeting.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The city is moving aggressively to shut down the once-thriving gray market — a matter of public safety, and also essential for the legal medical cannabis industry to thrive.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, appropriate pricing strategies can assist in mitigating some of the challenges associated with the gray market.
    Bhavesh Gupta, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In-store, visual merchandising will bring the collection to life, reinforcing the brand’s focus on style and storytelling.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
  • Two decades on, Stitch ranks among Disney’s most ubiquitous characters — especially from a merchandising perspective, as that mischievous mug of his can be seen on backpacks, plush toys, T-shirts and, well, mugs of all sizes.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The merger brings together two iconic names in sports retailing and will give Dick’s a massive competitive edge in the wholesale sneaker market, most importantly for Nike products.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Ali McCadden, CNBC, 15 May 2025
  • Deepfakes like that one becoming pervasive, and not only in banking and retailing.
    David G.W. Birch, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

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