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marketplace

[mahr-kit-pleys] / ˈmɑr kɪtˌpleɪs /
NOUN
shopping place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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"Fifa also moved into the secondary market with its official resale marketplace, taking a 15% fee from both buyer and seller," adds Laboure.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

But for sick people in marketplace plans, the out-of-pocket exposure is the highest found anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“Medicare supplement plans typically come with a $50,000 limit on lifetime coverage overseas,” said Whitney Stidom, vice president of consumer enablement at eHealth, an insurance marketplace.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“So that information is in the marketplace, and that’s what actually enables price discovery, so stock prices roughly reflect what’s going on at a company, most of the time.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

According to one tradition, when the philosopher Protagoras was convicted on charges of heresy, his books were dumped in the city marketplace and burned.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

However, the parts may continue to make their way into the country through various online marketplaces, and it’s difficult to trace who imported them and what cars they wound up in.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Virtual marketplaces buried it, the same way audio and visual streaming services displaced the DVD and the compact disc.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

The governing body said that it "rejects any suggestions" that the technical issues hitting secondary marketplaces are the fault of Fifa's own system.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

“Great AI job search experiences still depend on trusted marketplaces with real employers, real-time listings, and deep matching data. ZipRecruiter delivers all three.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

In recent years, economists have spent a great deal of time studying Mavens, for the obvious reason that if marketplaces depend on information, the people with the most information must be the most important.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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