mercantile
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The business model hasn’t been applied since the abolition of Denmark’s Sound Toll in 1857, when international powers in the pocket of mercantile interests paid off the Kingdom to provide free access.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
"It expanded Chincha's agricultural productivity and mercantile influence, leading to exchanges of resources and power."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
Just like Miami, the style emerged in the city at a time of economic flux and transformation, spurred by its modern, mercantile port-city energy.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
“We had three really competent engineers. They might have trained in a mercantile or other type of marine institution, but they wanted to put their skills to work for a greater cause.”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
The store was on its feet within one year, expanding in two, opening branches in three, and its descendants, a great mercantile system, now dominate a large part of the area.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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