smuggling
Example Sentences
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Neighboring Kazakhstan on Thursday deployed 59 checkpoints on its border with Russia, to prevent Russian motorists from smuggling out fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
After doubling down on this case, Blanche oversaw a highly dubious indictment that accused Abrego Garcia of human smuggling.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
He told us he had never had any involvement in people smuggling and had not been jailed in France.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Chris McGuire, an expert on China and AI at the US-based Council on Foreign Relations, said chip smuggling was a "really significant problem" in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
At that point, smuggling became such a dangerous occupation that it dropped to almost nothing, so Elizebeth’s old job was gone.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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