illegal
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Producing rare earths requires heavy chemicals and can produce toxic waste, with cases including illegal operations polluting Mekong tributaries in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia with arsenic and cadmium.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Analysts said the ELN has little interest in negotiating a peace deal with Colombia’s government that would disarm the group and end its role in lucrative illegal enterprises.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The Act's illegal content duties, which took effect in March 2025, require so-called user-to-user services like messaging apps and social networks to prove they are tackling "priority illegal content".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
If the person being sued is a government official, most commonly a cop, then they could only be liable if it was obvious that the cop’s action was illegal.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
If you were an American citizen, it was illegal in most cases to visit Cuba from the United States, but permission was like this.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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