entrepot
Example Sentences
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The limitations of those routes have forced Iran and Hezbollah to lean more heavily on alternatives like Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ increasingly important global financial entrepôt that Tehran has long used to launder funds and evade sanctions, said the people familiar with the matter, who include a senior U.S. official.
Aided by private investment, Durazo wants to turn Sonora’s main port Guaymas into a major entrepot, make one of its airports a regional hub, overhaul the road network, and establish the state as a stronghold of tourism.
From Reuters
It has retained the crown ever since, with some 90 airlines flying into the commercial entrepot.
From Washington Times
But the oil-rich capital home to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque long has been more conservative than the entrepot of Dubai, whose vast array of bars, lounges and nightclubs offer imbibers a moment for a quiet beer or a shouting, bass-thumping party complete with sparkler-laden Champagne bottles.
From Washington Times
The entrepot city is facing its first recession in a decade, shaken by slowing Chinese growth, trade-war tensions and the increasingly violent protests.
From Reuters
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