trafficked

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Those conducting the scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals forced to work.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Mike Parr, president of the American Bird Conservancy, a nonprofit devoted to the conservation of bird habitat, said he is not surprised by some of the birds being trafficked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

A U.N. report found in February that Libya had recently dismantled four Islamic State cells that had spread propaganda online and trafficked people to Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"Additionally, San Francisco Bay is a highly trafficked waterway, and the Golden Gate Strait serves as a bottleneck through which all traffic and whales must enter and exit."

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

His large row house is trafficked by us rushing in and out, depositing papers, carrying file cabinets, computers, lamps, makeshift desks.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee