- present participle of traffic.
trafficking
Example Sentences
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The two men have previously said they didn’t know Epstein was engaged in sex trafficking and denied being complicit in or knowingly facilitating any crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Indyke and Kahn have denied knowing Epstein was engaged in sex trafficking or knowingly facilitating any crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The billionaire has said he did not know about Epstein's crimes until he was charged with sex trafficking in July 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The number of homicides in the country of 34 million has risen markedly since 2018, while international drug trafficking networks continue to operate on its territory.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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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