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Recent Examples of free trade
The accord will see free trade on almost all goods between the 27 members of the EU and India, covering everything from textiles to medicines and bringing down high import taxes for European wine and cars.
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Rajesh Roy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
But on Sunday, Carney denied that Canada is pursuing a free trade agreement with China.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … ‘NO INTENTION’ – Canada rules out free trade deal with China amid tensions over tariffs and US pressure.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
From a theoretical point of view, the advantages of free trade are as great as ever, but as a practical matter, since tech companies do not import or export many industrial goods or raw materials, free trade in goods matters much less to companies like Meta than to those like Walmart or GM.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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Rajesh Roy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
But on Sunday, Carney denied that Canada is pursuing a free trade agreement with China.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … ‘NO INTENTION’ – Canada rules out free trade deal with China amid tensions over tariffs and US pressure.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
From a theoretical point of view, the advantages of free trade are as great as ever, but as a practical matter, since tech companies do not import or export many industrial goods or raw materials, free trade in goods matters much less to companies like Meta than to those like Walmart or GM.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
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Pretti, meanwhile, can be seen directing traffic and guiding a woman out of the street.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Also standard are automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, lane departure prevention, rear cross-traffic alert, driver attention monitor, high beam assist and traffic sign recognition.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to a 2025 market analysis conducted by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace app, 69% of shoppers turn to secondhand when the economy gets shaky.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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That could be one takeaway from Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival, Scandinavia’s biggest film-TV event, which wrapped Saturday after five days of vibrant discussion and dealing at its international marketplaces, the Nordic Film Market and TV Drama Vision.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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In retaliation, landowners might poison the birds, kill them with slingshots, or trap them to sell on the black market.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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China wants to reduce reliance on US tech, but Chinese companies are hungry for the superior Nvidia products, with some considering sourcing H200s from the black market.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Steam power, railroads, electricity, and mass production reorganized industries, labor, and commerce.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For ByteDance, social commerce is also a global business.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, Plummer noted that cotton producers remain exposed to trade disputes and international competition that often require legislative responses beyond insurance programs.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
31 Jan. 2026
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But the size of the gray market may be fundamentally at odds with its viability.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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While marketing software through Telegram isn’t inherently nefarious, researchers say that Haotian’s customer base has increasingly skewed toward scammers who already seek out information about an array of gray market services on the messaging app.—
Matt Burgess,
Wired News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Most importantly, the Dean entities themselves were sued in 1992, a case that led to them winning unfettered ownership of his image in a landmark case that found movie studios’ contracts with actors did not give them merchandising rights.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Crafting an appealing in-store experience requires merchandising and presentation prowess.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The watches and jewelry division was a bright spot, with organic sales up 8 percent, while selective retailing maintained its momentum with a 7 percent increase.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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And while the manufacturing, retailing, and banking executives who led the top American firms in the post–Cold War era saw themselves as scientific managers, the Tech Hamiltonians—often the extremely successful founders of cutting-edge technology firms—see themselves as visionaries and leaders.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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