contraband
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Last year, Mexican authorities seized millions of gallons of contraband fuel in scores of railroad cars and trucks near Mexico’s border with Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The US Navy has also said it will intercept ships it suspects of carrying "contraband" including oil, petroleum products, weapons, munitions and nuclear material linked to Iran.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
In the 1980s, hip-hop albums felt like contraband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
After a few months, we would sprinkle a handful of sand along the corridor so that we could hear the warder’s footsteps and have time to stop talking or hide any contraband.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing contraband
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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