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Recent Examples of free trade
If the plan is to disrupt the existing regime, in the conviction that global free trade has undermined American interests and workers, what is meant to replace it?
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
The two countries, along with Canada, have shared free trade agreements for more than three decades.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Will there be many foreign multinationals willing to build factories in Mexico, now that the same U.S. president who re-negotiated and signed the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement has threatened to effectively nix it?
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
In recent years, Canada has signed major free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which includes Japan, Australia, and other Pacific nations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
The two countries, along with Canada, have shared free trade agreements for more than three decades.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Will there be many foreign multinationals willing to build factories in Mexico, now that the same U.S. president who re-negotiated and signed the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement has threatened to effectively nix it?
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
In recent years, Canada has signed major free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which includes Japan, Australia, and other Pacific nations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
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Since the flight that crash landed in Toronto on Monday originated in the U.S., one of my colleagues wanted to know how much of a part the Federal Aviation Administration and the rest of the U.S. air traffic and safety system played in the incident.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The traffic alert was reported Tuesday at 5:42 p.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. U.S. 71 Current Incidents: There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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State Senator Kelly Hancock, who sponsored the state’s 2017 autonomous-driving legislation, said the legislature wanted to promote the industry’s growth in a competitive marketplace and avoid barriers to entry.—
Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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One item on her to-do list: figure out how to expand Karl’s audience, even as the marketplace is awash in alternative beverages: seltzers, kombuchas, boutique spirits, non-alcoholic beers, alcopops and more.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The current approach risks unintended consequences, such as fueling black markets or displacing workers in developing economies reliant on apparel manufacturing, Mendez noted.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
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Experience shows that the black market can innovate faster than legislators can legislate.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Joe Biden administration had reportedly rebuffed India’s interest in exploring a free trade agreement, Indian local media reported, citing the country’s commerce and industry minister.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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This order directs the secretaries of the treasury and commerce to present a plan within 90 days for establishing a sovereign wealth fund.—
Joseph Lawler,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Feb. 2025
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The greater mystery now is how much — or how little — the 49ers can fetch in return for Samuel, who didn’t generate enough of a market in 2022 or again last March to garner a trade.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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The back-and-forth trade between the two countries extends to other products like the oats used in General Mills cereals.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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And of the many unlicensed home care aides who work in gray market, many are immigrants, including many who are undocumented.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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There are also active gray markets on Chinese apps and e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia, where popular and rare dolls sell at several times their original prices.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
20 Dec. 2024
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Wicked, which has already ignited a commercial storm with its marketing and merchandising brings a beloved story to life with spectacle and reimagined narratives.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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As a result, creators are trying to seek out other avenues, like licensing and merchandising, to make money.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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True omnichannel retailing has fully come to fruition.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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The downsizing is anticipated to take place April 25. — Walmart, a retailing titan, 77 job cuts affecting software, tech and e-commerce workers in San Bruno.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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