ply
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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 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
The Philippines has a long history of disasters involving the inter-island ferries that ply its seas.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
A significant proportion of Steve Tandy's Wales side already ply their club trade in England with 13 non-home-based players involved in the autumn squad.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
“I’ve seen Suli tellers ply their trade in caravans and pleasure ships, Inej. They didn’t seem so very holy.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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Scrabble: Words with no Vowels
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