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smuggling

NOUN
bootlegging
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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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