traffic in

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I could hear all the traffic in L.A. coming to my house at two o’clock when the pubs and the discos closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The attacks on Iran launched by the United States and Israel on February 28 caused severe disruption in air traffic in the Gulf region.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

For decades, Iran has held a single geopolitical trump card in its pocket — the ability to shut down oil-tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

It's also refused repeated demands to open the Strait of Hormuz - to allow the free flow of vital traffic in oil, gas and other essential goods - in the absence of a new agreement.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

After all, if none of the criminologists, police officials, economists, politicians, or others who traffic in such matters had foreseen the crime decline, how could they suddenly identify its causes?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt