trading post
Example Sentences
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On the final night, on the frozen shores of the Hudson Bay, they set up camp next to an abandoned trading post as the ice crackled beneath them while the northern lights danced above.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Born in Nebraska and raised in South Dakota, Leahy worked in his youth as a cowhand, a soda jerk and a clerk in a trading post.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
In the hit sci-fi series, Fisher-Becker shared the screen with Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith as Dorium Maldovar, the blue-skinned owner of an intergalactic trading post known as the Maldovarium.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
Myawaddy, in Kayin state, is opposite the Thai district of Mae Sot in Tak province and is connected by two bridges across the Moei River It is Myanmar’s most active trading post with Thailand.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
When they reached the trading post, Tally looked up.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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