ply
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Giant container ships ply sea lanes skirting the archipelago's southern tip, where roughly a third of global maritime trade transits between Asia, Africa, the Gulf and the Red Sea.
From Barron's • May 18, 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
And it will rely on a group of primarily Dutch recruits who ply their trade in the Netherlands and as far afield as Hungary and Saudi Arabia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
With the dead tanker's identity magically resurrected, the zombie ship continues to ply its trade, free from sanctions.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
She will let me talk with her and assist her work, but she turns to stone when I ply her with food.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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