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The phrase "a patchwork of trades" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where various different skills or professions are combined or intermingled, often in a way that is not uniform or cohesive.
Example: "The local economy is a patchwork of trades, with artisans, tech startups, and traditional businesses coexisting in the same community."
Alternatives: "a mosaic of professions" or "a blend of trades".
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At the moment, these often require a patchwork of trades using different exchanges with different technology.
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The other six see the global trade system that has evolved since the World War Two - a system based on the WTO, and a patchwork of free trade agreements that go beyond the WTO rules - as something worth preserving.
A patchwork of certifications, such as Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance, assured farmers higher prices in exchange for specific economic or environmental practices.
The benefits of a multilateral trade deal are vastly superior to those of a patchwork of bilateral and regional agreements.A second risk is of more trade disputes.
Despite losing several high-profile cases, the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) has committed itself to prosecuting insider trading, outlawed by a patchwork of rule-making and court decisions.
Masked men defending a reputed druglord wanted by the United States burned down a police station and traded gunfire with security forces in a patchwork of barricaded slums in Jamaica's capital yesterday.
Eventually all France, Spain and North Africa was a patchwork of barbarian kingdoms, increasingly sophisticated, increasingly committed to unity, a settled life, trade and political interaction.
Also, unlike the federal protections that have traditionally been afforded patents, trademarks and copyrights, trade secrets have been protected historically not by a federal right but by a patchwork of state statutes.
But some economists argue that Japan's agriculture industry – a patchwork of small plots that produce high-quality but pricey goods – should be overhauled as part of a free trade agreement that knocks down astronomical tariffs.
We're a patchwork of small towns".
"We saw a patchwork of different decisions".
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