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merchant

[mur-chuhnt] / ˈmɜr tʃənt /


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Desperate for a better life for his family, Dalip borrowed money and enrolled himself in a maritime training programme, and secured a job on a merchant ship.

From Barron's • May 25, 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

When I checked the transactions online, the 20% tip — which I wrote on the merchant copy after the server returned the card — had not been added to the total.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

US President Donald Trump has said the military operation to guide stranded merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused just two days after he announced it.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Hamilton had been born on the West Indian island of Nevis, the illegitimate son of a down-on-her-luck beauty of French extraction and a hard-drinking Scottish merchant with a flair for bankruptcy.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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