smuggling

Example Sentences

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Despite U.S. efforts to suffocate the smuggling, Tehran reaped around $31 billion in oil revenue from China last year, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressional group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It also reaffirms the UK and Poland's "ironclad commitment" to Nato and speaks of migrant smuggling being a "shared challenge requiring joint solutions".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In dismissing the human smuggling charges, Crenshaw said "the evidence before this court sadly reflects an abuse of prosecuting power."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The most extreme Diet Coke drinkers—in hypercommitment to their cause—have taken to smuggling personal caches into international markets where Coke Zero has become the default low-calorie soda.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Santicl6 has had to be very careful this time around, smuggling in just a couple of things every few days.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez