trafficked
Example Sentences
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While Sri Lankan officials say they have not identified foreigners being trafficked into the country, dozens of Sri Lankans have been rescued from scam compounds abroad over the past year.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Interpol says a monthlong operation led by the international police body resulted in the rescue of nearly 30,000 live animals that were being trafficked.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In recent years, a number of gray whales have been spotted feeding in unfamiliar areas, including the heavily trafficked waters of San Francisco Bay.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Earlier, the Beatles had trafficked mainly in straightforward love songs, but in this one they sound less like a pop band and more like writers with literary depth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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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