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as in dealing
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property the U.S. agreed to trade with China
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as in exchanging
to give up (something) and take something else in return I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips
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Recent Examples of trading Suddenly Bieber was dancing around, trading fun glances with his fellow-artists, finally gesturing toward the usually obvious fact that a concert might also be an uncomplicatedly good time. —
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026 Brent crude dropped below $90 a barrel after trading above $98 earlier. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026 Investors are trading like frenzied night-clubbers wondering if the party’s about to end. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 If this trend continues, by trading away his upcoming first-rounders, Pagliocca risked pulling the Sky out of contention for either Watkins or Strong. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Furthermore, the current tanking mechanism of trading away talent simply wouldn’t be a viable strategy under the Gold Plan, since rosters would have to remain good enough to win games down the stretch. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 China has been trading military parts with Iran and is now considering full hardware in response to the president’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which China receives half of its oil. —Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026 Since trading away Trae Young in January, Atlanta posted a 27-15 record. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 The Knicks are 5-2 against the Hawks since trading for Karl-Anthony Towns in the summer of 2024. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026 Brent crude dropped below $90 a barrel after trading above $98 earlier. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026 Investors are trading like frenzied night-clubbers wondering if the party’s about to end. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 If this trend continues, by trading away his upcoming first-rounders, Pagliocca risked pulling the Sky out of contention for either Watkins or Strong. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Furthermore, the current tanking mechanism of trading away talent simply wouldn’t be a viable strategy under the Gold Plan, since rosters would have to remain good enough to win games down the stretch. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026 China has been trading military parts with Iran and is now considering full hardware in response to the president’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which China receives half of its oil. —Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026 Since trading away Trae Young in January, Atlanta posted a 27-15 record. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 The Knicks are 5-2 against the Hawks since trading for Karl-Anthony Towns in the summer of 2024. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Isaac Gonzales-Chavac, 23, and Franklin Jair Lopez, 18, were charged with dealing firearms without a license, a federal offense, as part of an undercover operation started by the Daly City police department.— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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According to investigators, the drug task force received an anonymous tip in November of last year that Covelli was dealing drugs in the city of Wheat Ridge.— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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These devices generate electricity when two different materials come into contact and then separate, briefly exchanging charge.— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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Police said trainees learned how to use an investigative tool to analyze online data, identify trafficking patterns and find victims.— Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Last year, he was also arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs in Sacramento, court records show.— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Burger tasked me with swapping out the chip.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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If those issues aren't a concern for you, there aren't many other downsides to swapping your sugar for stevia, nutrition experts say.— Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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The money most readers never see Best-selling fiction author Jason June decided to push back against the industry’s silence around money by continuously and publicly sharing his own finances and performance through his Ventorship newsletter.— Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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For the second time this week, the state Senate spent hours discussing complicated technology legislation, with lawmakers once again advancing a bill over strong objections that regulating rapidly changing technology could negatively affect local businesses.— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
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These advances are changing the relationship that businesses and consumers have with financial services.— Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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In countries like Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the push to develop local mineral value chains has taken the tone of negotiating higher equity stakes in mining projects for the government, accompanied by threats of seizures and hostile takeovers.— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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That may be easier said than done while negotiating airports and trekking across new terrain.— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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The resort implements its sustainability commitment in ways beyond just substituting plastic water bottles (with reusable ones made of sugarcane waste) and harvesting rainwater to flush toilets.— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
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Consider introducing a habit of drinking plain water early, sticking to it, and avoiding substituting it with beverages that have added sugars.— Joy Emeh, Health, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/trading. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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