as in deals
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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The fuel shortage deals another blow to a country that relies heavily on tourism, an industry that once generated $3 billion in annual revenue and served as a vital economic lifeline.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Age always deals the last hand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mavericks trades - The Dallas Mavericks sent Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards as part of a massive deal including multiple players and draft picks.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The five-unit Contractor’s Plaza has operated successfully as a commercial condo operation geared toward small contractors and trades businesses, and his Rotundo Developers LLC is headquartered there.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Guy, as Sinclair is known on the show, sells to everyone, stressed-out 20-something assistant and cross-dressing stay-at-home dad alike, witnessing their private joys and pains and shortcomings and judging no one.—
Ezra Marcus,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie, who now sells insurance, deferred comment to his lawyer, Warren Price of Murphy & Price in Colorado Springs.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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In a free online training module about music rights in sports, the ISU recommends skaters use the third-party platform called ClicknClear, which negotiates sports performance licenses for thousands of songs from Sony, Universal, Warner Music and others.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The agreement includes a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, while Congress negotiates new rules and guardrails for federal immigration agents.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Not everyone smuggles them into print in the form of an imaginary friend.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Traffics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffics. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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