Thesaurus results for TRUCKS

trucks

noun

plural of truck

as in exchanges

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south

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Recent Examples of trucks In the area between the church and the bay, which is separate from the city park, trucks serve food and coffee. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 The trucks wait until all those in the area are ready before traveling in convoys to packing plants, accompanied by police patrols to prevent robberies. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 How does a mini electric truck that’s barely longer than a Mini Cooper tow more than most modern-day pickup trucks twice its size? — New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026 A number of German states have temporarily suspended Sunday driving bans for trucks in an emergency effort to mitigate supply chain disruption. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Large trucks filled with potable water have been sent throughout the island to help residents, with the sick and elderly given preference. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The model targets fleets operating at least 10 natural gas trucks or those planning conversions of similar size. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Cars, trucks and other forms of transportation emit 60% of the smog in California and 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 That includes, for example, renting out vehicles used to work on power lines or water trucks used for infrastructure projects. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

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In earlier testimony at the Oakland trial, Francesco Fogu, Instagram’s director of product design, had contentious exchanges with the plaintiffs’ lawyer over internal chats and documents shown to the jury.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
In his WhatsApp exchanges, Molina appeared eager to help Romo kill members of their gang.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exchanges

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On Wall Street, the founders observed how institutional investors sought to trade such uncertain binary outcomes as Brexit and the 2016 presidential election through proxies such as swaps, options, and other risk curves.

— Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
In response, the CFTC has said that the Commodity Exchange Act gives it sole power over swaps and futures contracts, preempting state laws.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of swaps

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But those trades now will be tested if Washington makes good on its threat to sanction any entity, including Indian refiners, that have procured Iranian energy.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Teams like the Minnesota Wild have already begun to write some no-movement clause provisions to qualify them, so that the clause only applies to trades, and not to any future expansion process.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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