- present participle of traffic.
trafficking
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Several African nationals remained in custody, even though initial findings suggested they may have been victims of human trafficking, officials said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
US officials said they had caught several firms illegally trafficking the chips across the Chinese border.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Homeland Security Investigations agents typically focused on transnational criminal investigations such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Another weak idea is easing pressure on the global “shadow fleet” trafficking in sanctioned products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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
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