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[traf-ik] / ˈtræf ɪk /




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Airlines have criticised the UK's air traffic control over a second glitch this month that has caused flight delays and cancellations.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

EasyJet said Monday's incident "once again calls into question the resilience" of the system, while Wizz Air said there was a "national confidence crisis" in Nats, which runs the UK's air traffic.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Special deals helped boost attendance in Florida and California while traffic thins out at competitors Universal and SeaWorld.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

They added that it was working to return air traffic to normal as quickly as possible and urged passengers to check their flight status with their airline.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

If it was important, she and Daniel would step onto the balcony, where the noise of the traffic fourteen floors below drowned out their whispered words.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

First I thought of Spanish rock star and longtime Los Angeles resident Enrique Bunbury, who himself traffics in the diffuse territories of the ominous and esoteric.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

There is no evidence it produces or traffics fentanyl, which is typically made in Mexico and smuggled over land, experts note.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Genre fiction traffics in extremes that make certain scenarios seem impossible.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2024

Like any tech company that traffics in attention, it has every reason to keep users inside the walled garden as long as possible and little incentive to see them graduate.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2023

"I suppose your Excellency knows that this man traffics in dead peasants?" he bawled.

From Dead Souls by D. J. Hogarth

The precious objects were spirited out and trafficked abroad, including to the US.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Much of the gold in the region is trafficked through global supply chains, a 2024 SwissAid report found.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

She called on Ukraine and the leaders of other countries whose citizens were trafficked to provide evidence of this "human trafficking" to prosecute those responsible.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

It’s not clear when the trafficked animals might join the roughly 12,000 turtles, frogs, octopuses, penguins, sharks and other sea creatures currently on public display.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The road was well trafficked, and at night for their comfort there were rude inns to be found.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

The billionaire has said he did not know about Epstein's crimes until he was charged with sex trafficking in July 2019.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Patel angrily rejected the allegations during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and lauded the FBI's record in reducing violent crime, fighting drug trafficking and prosecuting fraud.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Whether or not it’s fair to compare Take-Two’s investigation of a leaked video game with the DOJ fumbling inquiries into participants of a global sex trafficking ring, the internet has certainly taken notice.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

By developing more a cost-effective and reliable alternative to DNA analysis, the aim is to help tackle the illegal poaching and trafficking of wildlife.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

COLIC: colicky frolic: frolicked, frolicker, frolicking GARLIC: garlicky mimic: mimicked, mimicking panic: panicked, panicking, panicky picnic: picnicked, picnicker, picnicking POLITICS: politicker, politicking traffic: trafficked, trafficker, trafficking playwright.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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