trafficking

Example Sentences

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She asked him to think about a victim of human trafficking who is brought to the U.S. illegally then gives birth here.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Greek authorities said two men from South Sudan, aged 19 and 22, had been arrested on suspicion of people trafficking.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Before any suspect was interviewed under caution, lawyers representing Al Fayed's victims urged police to treat the scandal as "trafficking allegations".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

For Zeynep Boz, director of Turkey's department for combating the illicit trafficking of cultural property, one moment stands out.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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