traffic
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In the collision in October of last year, Jashanpreet Singh, of Yuba City, Calif., failed to hit his brakes in slowing traffic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, shipping data shows traffic through the Strait has slowed to a two-months low.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Domestic traffic remains constrained by factors including airline disruptions, elevated fuel prices and geopolitical tensions, while international growth has been uneven, the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
After two fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in as many weeks, the agency will reportedly refrain, effective immediately, from conducting almost any traffic stops nationwide.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
An arrow pointed them down a dirt road to a squat air traffic control tower next to a grass landing strip.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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“You’re not going to earn our votes if you bring somebody who we feel traffics in language that is harmful to us,” he said.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
Consign Design traffics in luxury labels like Brunello, Prada, Gucci and Hermès, along with top-drawer skiwear, while Capelet Consign brims with AG, Theory, Veronica Beard and Ulla Johnson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Genre fiction traffics in extremes that make certain scenarios seem impossible.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024
The play traffics in TV tropes and formulas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
His are the markets, his the courts—his, too, The highways; nay, the very carrier's horse, That traffics on the Gotthardt, pays him toll.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
But now, years later, they face the possibility of losing Marcus because he is believed to have been trafficked into Singapore.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Some commuters and bystanders documented encountering the group on public transit and in busy pedestrian areas, with social media posts describing confusion and unease during what was otherwise a heavily trafficked holiday weekend.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
He is a defense attorney who became rich representing underworld figures, including right-wing paramilitary commanders who trafficked cocaine to U.S. cities and Alex Saab, the alleged money launderer for former Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“We were especially impressed with the photo editing tools, which we expect will be heavily trafficked, and which are Apple’s clearest near-term Services monetization opportunity,” Woodring wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
She had trafficked with spirits, and it showed.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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He has a well-documented history of trafficking in conspiracy theories himself, which made his ambiguous invocation of federal involvement a kind of implicit validation to conspiracy theorists that there might be more to the story.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
I recently met a developer whose AI tool helps trafficking survivors delete their images online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Interpol Secretary Valdecy Urquiza said human trafficking remained "one of the most profitable and pervasive forms" of organised crimes, generating billions in illicit revenue each year.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
They’re not trafficking in grievance or appealing to a particular political base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In light of new evidence, Matthias Benedik Helvar is granted full and immediate pardon for all charges of slave trafficking.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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