trade routes
- plural of trade route.
Example Sentences
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The cargo handler’s network covers trade routes responsible for over 50% of global air cargo volume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
"The further economic outlook depends on how long the conflict in the Middle East persists and continues to disrupt trade routes and production capacities," it added.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
It follows ancient trade routes Indigenous nations had been using for thousands of years, from the Osage Trace in Missouri to the paths of the Pueblo peoples in New Mexico and the Mojave in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Last come crop names that aren’t consistent within language groups at all, but instead follow trade routes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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