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How to use the word Merchant in a Sentence?

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The waters surrounding Texel are littered with shipwrecks, and we expect that divers will always be on the lookout, these other wrecks, mostly Dutch merchant vessels from the 17th and 18th centuries, are invaluable treasure troves for learning more about history and heritage as well. We definitely expect that one or more new wrecks will be spotted over the coming year.

Alec Ewing

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I want extra assurances that law abiding purchasers across the country will not be discriminated against using this merchant code as a means to an end.

Kevin Cramer

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The islands sit astride a key passageway for United States and Australian naval ships and merchant ships, if China could establish( military) basing rights, it could deploy warships and aircraft temporarily to the islands. ( Its) ships and airplanes could threaten United States and Australian ships and aircraft that passed by.

United States

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I met Marie about two years ago and when we started dating, I led her to believe I was a wine merchant, it sounded sexier than saying I was building a model railway, which usually sends women running. She came down to the cellar one day and said: 'Where's all the wine?' I told her the truth and she was like 'OK.' But she has an art degree so she appreciated the level of detail and work that went into it. We're now engaged.

Simon George

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Two years ago, we were in this super high investment phase where we were creating a lot of consumer and merchant traction on the platform, we have found that it is easier — much easier — than two years ago to acquire and retain customers, hence, we are spending a lot less.

Madhur Deora

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If there are many buyers in the market, the merchant doesn't wash his turnips.

Proverb

added by anonymous
4 years ago

The CEO transition comes at a good time for the company. We have a strong leadership team and are very excited about the future, including the strong pipeline of innovation we will deliver to our customers and merchant partners in the coming months.

Darren Huston

added by simon-pegg
4 years ago

What it comes down to is this: the grocer, the butcher, the baker, the merchant, the landlord, the druggist, the liquor dealer, the policeman, the doctor, the city father and the politician—these are the people who make money out of prostitution.

Polly Adler

added by Normando
5 years ago

What works for large merchant ships or naval formations may not work for a tiny wooden vessel moving at slow speed with no electronic signature.

James Goldrick

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We used a combination of all of the data supplied by ATSB, historical research and maritime archaeological analyses to determine both wrecks were in fact 19th Century merchant sailing ships – one wooden and one iron – both carrying coal.

Ross Anderson

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

It's difficult to expand when everyone is growing. In a situation when there are more opportunities left (as others have scaled back) and with current market volatility ... with higher risk, the trading companies that can manage risk are stepping in, it was not the original intention, but people say we're moving towards becoming a merchant trading house.

Arzu Azimov

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

China UnionPay and our Apple Pay solution has a huge advantage, given the footprint of China UnionPay, its merchant acceptance network far exceeds what any of the other mobile platforms have today.

China UnionPay

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Phibro at one point was the largest physical commodity merchant in the world... we can get their business back on track and return Phibro to a position of strength.

Simon Greenshields

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Ships have the right of free passage... and even if China does eventually take over the South China Sea, this shouldn't affect the passage of merchant ships.

Arthur Bowring

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

By expanding their merchant fleet, the Russians are possibly seeking to bring the heavy lift of armaments and other equipment destined for Syria under direct government control, it does afford a bit of protection - they are Russian flagged. It is likely they will put armed personnel on board and will be robust about their immediate security.

Gerry Northwood

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The volatility in global markets in the third-quarter led to a difficult environment, impacting in particular our fixed income business and our Asia merchant banking business.

Chief Executive James Gorman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It’s incomprehensible with the sophisticated weather routing technology that’s available that an over 700-foot merchant vessel can be caught in the middle of a previously forecasted hurricane.

Andrew Buchsbaum

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Merchant shipping accepts that it has a role to play in this crisis, but we also need support.

Peter Hinchliffe

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are disappointed the request for a stay was denied, we will move forward to modify the non-discrimination provisions in our merchant contracts, per the trial court's remedy.

American Express '

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They have become a merchant refinery.

Ed Hirs

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I pulled that off okay. I felt like I could be a sailor. If I wouldn’t have been a farmer, I probably would have been in the army or something like that. My grandpa was a sailor; he was a Merchant Marine. This style of dance suited my strengths.

Chris Soules

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Merchant ships don't have adequate preparation for rescues at sea, and that can result in a recue that isn't sufficient, the fact is, rescues at sea are difficult and require professionalism.

Italian Prosecutor Giovanni Salvi

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Due to the latest U.S. sanctions imposed against Crimea by Executive Order 13685 of December 19, 2014, Visa is now prohibited from offering Visa-branded products and services to Crimea. This means that we can no longer support card issuing and merchant/ATM acquiring services in Crimea.

Visa Inc

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Not only does our app help you keep track of purchases and shipping information, but it focuses on the post-purchase period, what if the price for an item drops after you make a purchase? In order to get good deals, you would normally be checking the merchant’s site every day. We make it easy by tracking the site for you, and if the price drops after you make a purchase, then we walk you through the process of requesting a refund.

Sabrina Ko

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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