open trade

Example Sentences

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Would it be better to return to the days of open trade in commodities?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged "open trade" in talks with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, during a five-day visit aimed at strengthening economic ties with the world's second-largest economy.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

"We're a country that has always done very well with open trade, free trade. And this is really the merchant side of Dutch policy," she says.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

The members account for nearly 50% of global trade and 40% of the global population, giving the U.S. a big platform to promote policies that advance free and open trade in the Asia-Pacific region.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

The corollary is that widespread and open trade in ideas is the best way to make up for the lacunae.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann