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bootleg

[boot-leg] / ˈbutˌlɛg /


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For decades, record labels reigned despite the occasional bootleg tape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Various deluxe editions also come with bootleg recordings from a 1975 concert, concert films on Blu-ray, a hardcover book with never-seen photographs, a comic-book tour poster and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

In between the tribute bands and memorabilia vendors, one of the big attractions was screenings of various rare or bootleg film footage, screened in cavernous hotel ballrooms.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

Lined at the entrance were tents stuffed with bootleg tour merch and fans seeking respite from the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

And he brought me and Jazz bootleg movies to watch.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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