merchant
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India is one of the largest contributors of sailors on merchant shipping worldwide, with more than 320,000 active seafarers in 2025, according to the country's shipping ministry.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Fellow analysts seemed to take the view that the company was essentially “bankrupt and didn’t even know it,” thanks to uncertainty around the eventual costs of the merchant suit, Maurer told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
It's a small proportion of the 100,000-strong fleet of merchant vessels' operating around the world, but the union says it's a worrying trend.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
When I checked the transactions online, the 20% tip — which I wrote on the merchant copy after the server returned the card — had not been added to the total.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
This merchant was sounding a lot like the miller.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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