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smuggle

[smuhg-uhl] / ˈsmʌg əl /


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Noboa, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, previously said that Washington was among "regional allies" taking part in the operation against drug cartels, which use Ecuador's ports to smuggle cocaine to international markets.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Director David Borenstein thanked his co-director Pasha Talankin for his bravery in "sacrificing his entire life" to smuggle footage out of Russia.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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

Mixing American history with wild fabulation, and parental grief with Buddhist spirituality, the book’s weirdness and originality helped smuggle through its schmaltzy moralizing about selflessness and empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

What use was it to smuggle the girl out of her bedchamber?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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