merchant
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North Korea’s pre-Covid economy had increasingly centered on black markets selling goods smuggled from China or under-the-table local goods—and with it the rise of a “donju” merchant class who made their wealth outside state control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
His father-in-law was a merchant who received the tea that provoked the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Navy struck a merchant ship trying to avoid the blockade of Iranian ports, the Associated Press reported.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
It's a small proportion of the 100,000-strong fleet of merchant vessels' operating around the world, but the union says it's a worrying trend.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Under the cloak of extreme secrecy, Soviet merchant ships began ferrying R-12 medium-range nuclear missile parts, launchers, and technicians to Cuba.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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