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commodities

noun

plural of commodity

as in merchandise

products that are bought and sold in business commodities such as sugar and oil

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Recent Examples of commodities Analysts note that agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee and wheat are expected to be among the asset classes hardest hit by heatwaves. — CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 Players exposed by other franchises in the expansion draft were largely unproven commodities. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 There is nothing wrong with selling a commodity; bandwidth, electricity and index funds are all commodities, and all are indispensable. — Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Meanwhile, crypto has finally moved beyond its speculative era as new players like Hyperliquid adapt blockchain rails for trading conventional commodities like oil, and as big Wall Street firms embrace tokenized assets. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Container ships are the ones that can carry commodities like clothes, like toys, and other stuff. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 July 2026 The Iran war has become a battle for the Strait of Hormuz, a global chokepoint for oil, natural gas, fertilizer and other commodities. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Trading commodities, futures, and options involves a substantial risk of loss. — Usa Today, USA Today, 14 July 2026 The internet casually scrambles basic ideas of personhood, reframing people as commodities and stripping us for parts. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

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Furthermore, the increasing scarcity of live performances from aging stars creates urgent demand for tickets and merchandise.

— David Deal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Each week, a visiting professional introduces a different aspect of live entertainment — booking, marketing, event production, venue operations, ticketing, merchandise — which the students then use to plan the festival.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Much of China’s recent export strength is driven by high-tech goods like batteries, electric cars and solar.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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