alcoholic
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Canadian provinces had looked poised to put American alcoholic products back on their store shelves last month as Trump and Canadian officials appeared close to achieving a new trade deal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Senior officials last month described the planned 50% tariffs on Canada as a response to the country’s discrimination against U.S. alcoholic beverages, U.S. dairy products and U.S. motor vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
His order lambastes Canadian provinces for restricting sales of U.S. alcoholic beverages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A stunningly beautiful small Caribbean island, with a huge Dutch influence but fiercely proud of their own heritage - Curacao has, until now, possibly been most famous for its alcoholic drink of the same name.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The smell of Charles—damp, alcoholic, sweet with the linden-water he used for shaving—hung heavy in the air.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Juliette Lewis has played murderers, drifters, alcoholics, punk rockers, Reiki healers and roller-derby captains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
Children of alcoholics are most often on high alert trying to anticipate other people’s feelings, so they can try to head off problems or incidents before they become overwhelming.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022
It’s not just for recovering alcoholics or nondrinkers.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
The Back on Track project brings together Brighton & Hove City Council with charities the Oasis Project and Nacoa to offer specialist support to people who grew up with alcoholics.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2021
America collected $340,000,000 from tariff taxes in 1911, and $40,000,000 of this from tobacco and alcoholics.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Price Collier
