fair-traded

verb

past tense of fair-trade
as in sold

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  1. sold
  2. marketed
  3. distributed
  4. supplied
  5. retailed
  6. purchased
  7. peddled
  8. smuggled
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  • The nine books in the series have sold 3 million copies and been published in 205 countries.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Published by Puffin, the nine books of the Lottie Brooks series have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • Some companies have marketed TMR keyboards as Hall-effect boards.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The gap between demos and reality As Balzano explained, humanoid robots are regularly marketed as flexible, general-purpose workers.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • Among Parton’s charitable efforts aimed at education was her Imagination Library, which has distributed more than 300 million books to children worldwide over the past 30 years.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In total, 96 groups across the country saw their funding expire at the end of the September, because of a reorganization in the way federal dollars are being distributed.
    — Ciara McCarthy October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • The terrorist plot was foiled after an FBI informant supplied the suspect with an AK-47 rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Don't use a phone number or link supplied by the person who contacted you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplied
Verb
  • Individual bottles sold for about $3, while three- and 12-packs retailed for between $13 and $32.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One buyer paid $147 and received a Labubu-style teddy bear that allegedly retailed for around $20.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailed
Verb
  • For 30 shillings, Bullitt and his two partners, Charles and Andrew Lewis, purchased 300 acres just beyond the Shenandoah Valley as a reward for his service during the French and Indian War.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As part of his plea agreement, Iza agreed to forfeit several items purchased as part of the conspiracy, including two Mercedes-Benzes, a Ferrari and dozens of luxury handbags from Hermes, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchased
Verb
  • Lula’s coalition filed a legal complaint requesting that the avatar’s profiles be taken down, on the grounds that the anonymous accounts peddled false or distorted information that could mislead voters.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The protests were widely broadcast on state media, in sharp contrast to Assad’s days, when state television peddled disinformation to discredit them, including claims that the protests were staged from faraway studios in Qatar.
    — Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of peddled
Verb
  • It’s based on secret recordings — heard here for the first time — made by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1991, and smuggled out of her home in Kensington Palace.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Ukraine smuggled over 100 small drones into Russia in commercial cargo trucks and used them to strike strategic air bases thousands of miles from the border.
    — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of smuggled
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