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trading post

NOUN
place for goods trading
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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

Tourists come to see the old-fashioned facades — a motel, a saloon, a trading post.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

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

The trading post might not even be there.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen




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