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a buyer and seller of goods for profit free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border
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Recent Examples of merchant However, Marvell management should be able to build ahead in the company's merchant networking franchise, protecting the company from such a headwind, according to Oppenheimer. —
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 Early sources, such as 16th-century art historian Giorgio Vasari, claim that is a likeness of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. —Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Iran has targeted merchant and commercial vessels traveling through the strait in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks that began Feb. 28. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026 Supporters say the strategy could invigorate a corridor that has struggled with vacancies in recent years, while critics have raised concerns about transparency, rising rents and the potential displacement of longstanding neighborhood merchants. —Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for merchant
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 Early sources, such as 16th-century art historian Giorgio Vasari, claim that is a likeness of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. —Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Iran has targeted merchant and commercial vessels traveling through the strait in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks that began Feb. 28. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026 Supporters say the strategy could invigorate a corridor that has struggled with vacancies in recent years, while critics have raised concerns about transparency, rising rents and the potential displacement of longstanding neighborhood merchants. —Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for merchant
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Elsewhere, traders will be monitoring Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday.— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cue fat windfalls for the traders.— Wailin Wong, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
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The dealer argued in court that the arbitrator was biased.— Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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My parents are part-time dealers of antiques.— Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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