merchant
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Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the multi award-winning and critically acclaimed BBC sitcom was set at Slough paper merchant Wernham-Hogg.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
When Alexander Hamilton praised the “unequaled spirit of enterprise,” he was describing a country that fielded more than 4,000 merchant ships and not a single Navy warship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
The country is one of the largest contributors of sailors to merchant shipping, sending out hundreds of thousands of seafarers to work worldwide.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
In the dimly lit cellars of London's oldest wine merchant, Texas is not the first thing that springs to mind.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
His hopes for looting rich merchant ships had disappeared like a dream.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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