CITES
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Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'Report Cites Long Setbacks for AI-Displaced Workers'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Cites banned the trade in the horns and other rhino parts in 1977 but their poaching continued with more than 8,000 lost in the last decade, according to Save the Rhino International.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
That means the heavily populated Twin Cites have many potential subscribers but are short of space for gardens.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2021
The Cites agreement regulates the international trade in wildlife, from live animals to skins and timber, and unlike other international conventions can punish countries that flout bans by barring them from lucrative markets.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019
Cites examples of impenitence, and affirms certainty of judgment and punishment of the wicked.
From Training the Teacher by Schauffler, A. F.
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