illegal
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“Mursal and I acted like we were illegal, always with our passports in our pockets, even just to go to the driveway of the hotel,” Marwa said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A centralised crackdown on illegal number plates will target organised crime groups and drivers who dodge fines by bringing together data and information from police forces across England, the government has said.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Thornton’s attorney also told TMZ earlier this week that he “did not engage in any illegal conduct, was not arrested and has not been charged with any crime.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Speaking in an exclusive interview in Amsterdam, Elena Zhemkova also vowed to keep up the fight for human rights in Russia, despite her group being declared illegal and herself forced into exile.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
She thought for certain it would have been illegal to say out loud.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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