traffic
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For March, Jefferies estimates underlying average daily traffic fell by 3.3% in Melbourne and by 0.3% in Brisbane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
People adept at video games should consider taking jobs as air traffic controllers, the US government has said, as it tries to address a shortage of workers in the sector.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Ship transits through the strait have risen slightly since the cease-fire on Wednesday, but traffic remains “well below” normal levels, maritime data company Marine Traffic said on Friday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Some of the criticism may be filtering up to the president, who has grumbled that Iran is still throttling most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
It urged the Congress to “take such measures in their wisdom, as the powers with which they are invested will authorize, for promoting the abolition of slavery, and discouraging every species of traffic in slaves.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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