slave

Example Sentences

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It was primarily aimed at the descendants of those who were victims of the transatlantic slave trade.

From BBC

The Browns had a hand in everything from ironmaking and rum distilling to whaling and the slave trade.

From Barron's

"A lot of customers like it, and they said it makes sense: that it suits the spirit of today's corporate slaves," Zhang said.

From BBC

Around this time, the trans-Atlantic slave trade started gradually as Portuguese traders pushed farther south along the west coast of Africa in ships with larger cargo holds and more artillery than earlier vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being a miserable slave is something else,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said.

From Los Angeles Times