free trade

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Recent Examples of free trade The president did not offer further details on whether the 25% tariff would be applied across the board to all countries or whether cars manufactured in Mexico and Canada under a free trade agreement Trump signed during his first term would be spared. John Liu and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 Nicaragua’s under-employment, currently at about 45% of the population, would jump to 55% if the country is suspended from the free trade agreement, Chamorro estimates. Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 The Joe Biden administration had reportedly rebuffed India’s interest in exploring a free trade agreement, Indian local media reported, citing the country’s commerce and industry minister. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 However, the conventional wisdom around the economic benefits of free trade and a more interconnected world became that for a reason — and risks abound. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free trade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
Noun
  • The traffic alert was reported Sunday at 8:26 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Sunday at 9:03 p.m.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Indeed, along what were once narrow country roads in eastern Collier and Lee counties there are numerous major projects under way that will create tens of thousands of homes and the traffic that comes with them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With 12 stages of music, a bustling marketplace of over 60 craft and food vendors and dedicated spaces for kids’ activities, there’s truly something for everyone.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time that Fanatics has partnered with another marketplace to cross-list its product.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The drugs were then supposed to be delivered to someone who would sell them on the black market as part of a criminal gang that targeted Walgreens stores across the western part of the country.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Ulbricht, 40, was about 10 years into his life sentence for helming an online black market where drug dealers, money launderers, and traffickers used bitcoins to mask more than $214 million in illicit trades.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the Federal Baseball case of 1922, the Supreme Court infamously ruled that baseball was not interstate commerce and therefore was exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Embassies house officers from the military, intelligence, law enforcement, health, commerce, trade, treasury and other agencies, all of whom monitor developments in the host nation and work with local officials to counter everything from terrorism to infectious disease to collapsing currencies.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So cap isn’t an issue if the Blues are considering any trades that can upgrade the roster.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Bears struck twice before free agency with a pair of trades for offensive linemen Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson from the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams, respectively, addressing one of their biggest positions of need.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, reports indicate that gray market resellers are utilizing entities registered outside China to purchase servers incorporating Nvidia’s latest offerings from companies based in several countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • And of the many unlicensed home care aides who work in gray market, many are immigrants, including many who are undocumented.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sponsorships would represent a major chunk of that total, with other funds coming from International Olympic Committee contributions, ticket sales and merchandising.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Sales of major appliances, a category often driven by purchases after an item gets old or breaks, grew in the quarter compared to the year-ago period, said Bill Boltz, executive vice president of merchandising, on the company’s earnings call.
    Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The most critical portion of the retailing segment is Berkshire Hathaway Automotive (BHA), which owns over 80 auto dealerships.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The retailing giant did beat on holiday-quarter results.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025

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