free trade

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Recent Examples of free trade The president did not offer further details on whether the 25% tariff would be applied across the board to all countries or whether cars manufactured in Mexico and Canada under a free trade agreement Trump signed during his first term would be spared. John Liu and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 Nicaragua’s under-employment, currently at about 45% of the population, would jump to 55% if the country is suspended from the free trade agreement, Chamorro estimates. Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 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 However, the conventional wisdom around the economic benefits of free trade and a more interconnected world became that for a reason — and risks abound. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free trade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
Noun
  • Indeed, along what were once narrow country roads in eastern Collier and Lee counties there are numerous major projects under way that will create tens of thousands of homes and the traffic that comes with them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The traffic alert was reported Sunday at 8:26 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Sunday at 9:03 p.m.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Treating compliance as a springboard for innovation can set organizations apart in a rapidly changing marketplace.
    Hans Dekkers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time that Fanatics has partnered with another marketplace to cross-list its product.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Such restrictions lead to shortages, black markets and other destructive consequences.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Reports from Ukraine Oversight, a U.S. government website tracking military assistance, indicate that while some weapons have gone missing in combat zones, there is no evidence of significant black market sales at the level Carlson suggests.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And studio executives really are the inflection point between the show and the business and between art and commerce.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Embassies house officers from the military, intelligence, law enforcement, health, commerce, trade, treasury and other agencies, all of whom monitor developments in the host nation and work with local officials to counter everything from terrorism to infectious disease to collapsing currencies.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So cap isn’t an issue if the Blues are considering any trades that can upgrade the roster.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The team acquired Jonah Jackson from the Los Angeles Rams, and now the team has made another massive trade.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, reports indicate that gray market resellers are utilizing entities registered outside China to purchase servers incorporating Nvidia’s latest offerings from companies based in several countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Sponsorships would represent a major chunk of that total, with other funds coming from International Olympic Committee contributions, ticket sales and merchandising.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Sales of major appliances, a category often driven by purchases after an item gets old or breaks, grew in the quarter compared to the year-ago period, said Bill Boltz, executive vice president of merchandising, on the company’s earnings call.
    Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • All sub-sectors were negative, with food/beverages, automobiles, and retailing leading the way down.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • True omnichannel retailing has fully come to fruition.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025

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