traffic
noun
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc..
is trafficking
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present progressiveof traffic (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Fish and Wildlife Service if you suspect someone is trafficking wildlife by contacting 1-844-FWS-TIPS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"It happens because there is trafficking of people and a lack of control, in this case at the Mexican-US border, but also in the US interior," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2022
They may be afraid to share what they have endured — or they may not even know that what has happened to them is trafficking.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2022
At worst, it is trafficking in the same kind of misdirection that pushed Howley’s protagonists over the edge.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2022
Is it a lie that he is trafficking with Hamilton and the Whig lords to surrender the castle?
From Graham of Claverhouse by Ian Maclaren
