ply
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To be honest, though, since the 40-year bond rally terminated in 2020, investors who ply their trade on the fixed-income side of the ledger have become accustomed to driving under a yellow flag.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
The instant that Oklahoma City delivers the knockout blow to L.A., he will be free to ply his trade wherever he sees fit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The demand has given rise to a burgeoning gray market, where wellness spas, multilevel marketers and telehealth websites ply the public with vials of “research grade” peptides labeled “not for human use.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The biggest of those acquisitions was center Tyler Linderbaum—who used to ply his trade as a Baltimore Raven.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
A few weeks later, early in 1930, our rather mixed threesome moved from New York to Paris, the better for Bobby to ply his new trade.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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