merchant

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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

"German battleships and submarines operating in the Atlantic sank 367,800 tons of merchant vessels from March 16 through March 23," says the announcer.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti