merchant

Example Sentences

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It means current attacks on military targets will go on, Iranian retaliation will continue, and the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to most merchant traffic.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A successful merchant and middleman, Jacob married Marie Estelle Berthelot, a Catholic Cajun woman who later converted to Judaism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The IMO council said in its declaration that members "strongly condemned the threats and attacks against vessels and purported closure of the Strait... by Iran, adversely affecting merchant and commercial vessels".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

On the threat to merchant ships, Trump projected uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The woman carried a letter to André, asking him to come to West Point disguised as a merchant named John Anderson.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen