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Recent Examples of free trade
Oman—which has had a free trade agreement with the United States since 2009—will be minimally affected by the new tariffs, a government official told local media soon after they were announced, because oil and gas products are exempted.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Amid tensions between Trump and the European Union, for example, Musk publicly expressed a desire for a transatlantic free trade zone.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Mainstream economists have long criticized tariffs as a barrier to free trade that disproportionately burdens low-income U.S. consumers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The American auto industry, which for decades has enjoyed free trade across the United States, Canada and Mexico, is working out how to adjust supply chains if the trade war continues, a potentially expensive prospect.
—Victoria Waldersee, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Amid tensions between Trump and the European Union, for example, Musk publicly expressed a desire for a transatlantic free trade zone.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Mainstream economists have long criticized tariffs as a barrier to free trade that disproportionately burdens low-income U.S. consumers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
The American auto industry, which for decades has enjoyed free trade across the United States, Canada and Mexico, is working out how to adjust supply chains if the trade war continues, a potentially expensive prospect.
—Victoria Waldersee, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
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As north Fort Worth continues to grow, our aging infrastructure and increase in traffic is starting to become an issue.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The city has dealt with issues ranging from traffic backups and litter in the ocean to gunfire, fights and stampeding, West previously told Fox News Digital.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Seven companies own and operate 11 platforms in the marketplace, with Netflix, Foxtel, Nine, Disney, Amazon, Paramount and Seven securing a 90% share of premium VOD category viewership and revenue in 2024.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Individuals without formal leadership titles but who cultivate the ability to influence and inspire will move the workforce forward and give their organizations a greater chance to win in the workplace and, thus, win in the marketplace.—
Andrew Deutscher,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The price of Iran’s currency, the rial, rallied slightly against the dollar on the black market.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Once on foreign soil, the shoes are then sold through the black market to customers around the world.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Reynolds, who moonlights as co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham A.F.C., turned up alongside super-creator Taylor Sheridan (whose own athletics usually involve cattle), NBA investor Mark Cuban and former Obama commerce secretary Penny Prtizker.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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In this photo illustration a American electronic commerce and cloud computing company Amazon logo is seen on an Android mobile device with People’s Republic of China flag in the background.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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But exactly what are the opportunities and what are the risks now that President Donald Trump is trying to reorder the global economy with an unprecedented trade war?—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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This decision follows broader concerns over the economic impact of the trade war.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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These are professional shoplifters backed by criminal organizations that plan large-scale thefts and fence the products on the gray market, often selling across state lines or through the internet.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Apr. 2025
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Resellers operating in the gray market have reportedly been using entities registered outside of China to acquire Nvidia’s newest chips, including the Blackwell GPUs—which are prohibited from being sold to Chinese customers—via companies based in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Disneyland is launching multiple merchandising lines for its 70th anniversary, some of which have already started to infiltrate the parks.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Read: America is done pretending about meat All of this social-media attention has been translating into people’s actual eating habits, Victoria Fitzgerald, who oversees Whole Foods Market’s meat merchandising, told me.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Both Lotte Shopping and Shinsegae dropped down the list by 10 places and 48 places respectively, indicating just how difficult conditions are in Korean retailing.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The retailing giant did, however, maintain its first-quarter guidance for 3% to 4% sales growth.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20trade. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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