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[plahy] / plaɪ /


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Giant container ships ply sea lanes skirting the archipelago's southern tip, where roughly a third of global maritime trade transits between Asia, Africa, the Gulf and the Red Sea.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The instant that Oklahoma City delivers the knockout blow to L.A., he will be free to ply his trade wherever he sees fit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The demand has given rise to a burgeoning gray market, where wellness spas, multilevel marketers and telehealth websites ply the public with vials of “research grade” peptides labeled “not for human use.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Ryunosuke “Ryui” Wada, an 18-year-old from Yokohama, Japan, has come to Pasadena, Calif., to ply his trade as a woodworker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The modern ships that ply the Keplerian trajectories to the planets are unmanned.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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