trader

Example Sentences

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An honest trader should always look back and review why it was a particular trade didn’t work out.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“Listen, the fact of the matter is he’s done this forever, so, like, he’s hurting,” one of his contacts told a trader by phone when Nourafchan had trouble finding a new job.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It was used in closing speeches of four people who pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol in June 2020 - all four defendants were acquitted despite admitting their involvement.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The company is owned by a consortium led by commodities trader Trafigura and Portuguese construction firm Mota-Engil, each holding 49.5 percent.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

It was kind of the trader and his wife to be sympathetic, but they had no idea how desperate the villagers were.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer