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black market





VERB
sell illegally
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Van Zeller, 50, has won dozens of awards for the program that has taken her around the world to report on black market activities and human trafficking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

He added that "we know that there are a number of illicit retailers at the moment that are either taking supply from the black market or just not abiding by their legal obligations today".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The caregiver for her elderly mother and a grandchild, she spends much of her time scouring government stores and the black market for food and medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Iran’s central bank, one presumes, injected foreign currency into the black market to prop up the rial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Maybe Miep will be able to scrounge up something on the black market.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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