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Recent Examples of costermongerCroft was said to have taken his fashion inspiration from costermongers, who were roving traders selling fruit, vegetables, fish and produce on the streets of east London, a working-class area that developed its own distinct accent and vocabulary riddled with rhyming slang, known as Cockney.—Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
An online portal with information about when books will be released resembles a Wall Street trader’s screen, displaying data, charts and specialized software that tracks the book market.
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Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Crypto trader Arthur Hayes has warned AI could trigger 2008-style panic as job losses hit the economy, with Bureau of Labor Statistics data last week showing that several jobs expected to be impacted by artificial intelligence have seen heavy losses for a second year.
The reductions, which reduced the number of entomologists, have emboldened ant smugglers, Wired reported.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
That case charged a handful of Florida defendants with stealing more than 600 outboard boat engines and vessels from the Tampa area and shipping them to the migrant smugglers in the Quintana Roo area.
Critics say the system could unfairly push home sellers to make deals with buyers represented by other Compass agents, resulting in the brokerage collecting commission from both sides of the transaction.
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Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
Even after recent share declines, short sellers have largely held their ground.