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merchant

[mur-chuhnt] / ˈmɜr tʃənt /


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Dove is the bound-foot daughter of an imperial scholar who came to the city to become one of the locked-away wives of a decades-older merchant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Once the Revolutionary War commenced, and for years after, America’s merchant marine fleet was targeted by pirates of every stripe.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Just as people have nationalities and passports, merchant vessels must be registered to individual countries, which are supposed to ensure proper labor practices and other standards are adhered to onboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Fellow analysts seemed to take the view that the company was essentially “bankrupt and didn’t even know it,” thanks to uncertainty around the eventual costs of the merchant suit, Maurer told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Major Clark, as director of the most important Philadelphia spy network, gave many of his agents the cover of farmer or merchant.

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




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