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merchants

noun

plural of merchant

as in traders

a buyer and seller of goods for profit free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border

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Recent Examples of merchants Mass merchants aren’t the only retailers putting more investment in same-day delivery. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 For merchants, the uncomfortable implication is that starting today is already late—the right time to start preparing for agentic commerce was months ago. — Haozhuang Dai, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Major hotels, restaurants, and retailers often accept cards without issue, but smaller merchants, local vendors, transportation providers, and neighborhood businesses may still prefer local cash. — Td Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 The deal is also a reminder that a growing number of empty retail spaces once operated by merchants that are defunct or downsizing are being picked up by a new generation of retailers and other types of companies. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 As wealthy merchants built holiday homes along Lake Como, and hoteliers followed, these local makers and more helped turn them into exquisite places to stay. — Ondine Cohane, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026 Caravans received military protection, taxes and tolls were standardized in many regions, and merchants carrying official passports, known as paiza (or geregee), enjoyed imperial protection. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 The project, which is expected to take two years, has brought construction noise, dust and the loss of nearby parking spaces, all of which merchants say have driven customers away. — Maddie White, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Still, oil's influence extends far beyond the professional traders and companies that dominate its market.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Federal authorities have criminally charged some traders suspected of using insider information to profit on sites, but the cases have mostly started with referrals from Kalshi and its main competitor, Polymarket.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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