smuggle

Example Sentences

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The U.S. government charged Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two other individuals last month regarding an alleged plan to smuggle U.S.-assembled servers to China.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Super Micro got hit hard last week after one of its board members was arrested by federal authorities under charges of helping to smuggle Nvidia chips to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Hiding vegetables in food is usually framed as a parenting tactic — a way to smuggle spinach past a suspicious toddler.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

In the second case, prosecutors say a man tried to smuggle 14 keel-billed toucans, which he had concealed inside the dashboard of his Volkswagen Passat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

For the next six months, until the warder was transferred, the old man would smuggle that day’s newspaper to Mac.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela