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traffic

[traf-ik] / ˈtræf ɪk /




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Then on Monday afternoon, the force said the same road was shut due to a "road traffic collision" with a bridge, and officers asked people to find alternative routes.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Burger chains have leaned on value menus to try to boost traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

But even if Strait of Hormuz traffic doesn’t recover past 30% to 50% of prewar levels, “the flow of oil is likely to be sufficient to meet demand,” they said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

The long-awaited Automated People Mover train at Los Angeles International Airport is expected to transform traffic ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Dad clicked on the radio and punched the buttons until he found a traffic report.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

“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

There is no evidence Venezuela produces or traffics fentanyl, experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 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

The wind changed from the land, suddenly the odours of the traffics of peace blew familiarly, the scents of gathered hay and the more elusive perfume of yellowing corn.

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro

Dame Sarah Mullally was speaking on a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana where enslaved Africans were held before being trafficked to the Americas.

From BBC Jul. 30, 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

The animal, one of the world's most endangered and trafficked mammals, has been stripped of its scales and is being advertised by a Thai account selling "seasonal wild delicacies".

From Barron's Jun. 29, 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

COLIC: colicky frolic: frolicked, frolicker, frolicking GARLIC: garlicky mimic: mimicked, mimicking panic: panicked, panicking, panicky picnic: picnicked, picnicker, picnicking POLITICS: politicker, politicking traffic: trafficked, trafficker, trafficking playwright.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

He says customs officials have carried out seizures of protected wildlife and supported prosecutions linked to illegal trafficking.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

They are united by their faith and shared ministry, the Ohio Sisters Justice Network, whose banner described the network’s use of “gospel justice” to protect democracy, end human trafficking and support immigrants.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

A Honduran judge ruled on Monday that former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was pardoned last year of US drug trafficking charges by President Donald Trump, can remain free while facing his corruption trial.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

She said her mind leapt to human trafficking, a popular topic in the Facebook groups where she chatted with other surrogates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The government forbade any trafficking in Indian antiquities and had given the priest a general concession, authorizing him to catalogue whatever he found and hand it over to the museum.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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