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smuggle

[smuhg-uhl] / ˈsmʌg əl /


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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

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

He and Jutta smuggle the device back to Viktoriastrasse 3 and appraise it beneath an electric lamp.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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