black market
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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 pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance; Trevor Milton, convicted of defrauding investors in truck maker Nikola; and Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the crypto-fueled black market Silk Road.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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
Last year, BBC Sport conducted an investigation exposing an enormous black market for tickets in the Premier League.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Because regulation of a legal market is bound to fail when a healthy black market exists for the same product.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
