merchants

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Mastercard said its cards can’t be used in Cuba because a foreign partner that connects merchants to its network has curtailed operations in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Historically, monarchs had a court of advisers, diplomats and merchants who jockeyed for proximity to limitless power.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

"If we're too strict in our review, the merchants would go to other platforms," a staff member from one delivery app reportedly told officials.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The harder question is whether the companies racing to control nearby inventory, merchants, and riders can make the model profitable before regulators and price wars cut into returns.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The master of the Shadow was a big man, and fat, in a red cloak trimmed with pellawi-fur such as Andradean merchants wear.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin