black market
Example Sentences
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Whether it's leather that's pre-cut in China or stitching that's done in Vietnam, these materials and expertise are almost certainly channelled into the region's black market.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
California’s Assembly Bill 1127 does not explicitly name the Glock brand, but instead targets any handgun with a specific mechanism that can easily be converted by a black market device.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The offensive led to a state of emergency, power outages, a gasoline black market, and thousands fleeing across the Kerch Bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
In an April social media post, Kennedy criticized the FDA’s failure to approve more peptides—for “driving a dangerous black market that puts Americans at risk.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 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
