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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

Retatrutide is so effective that a gray market for bootleg versions of the drug, which hasn’t been approved for sale, has been thriving for more than two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Even Cook bought bootleg copies of the song, some of which had been taped off his live sets on BBC Radio 1 and pressed to vinyl.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 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

And he brought me and Jazz bootleg movies to watch.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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