illegal
Example Sentences
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The Los Angeles Police Department and multiple other agencies responded in droves early Saturday to reports of an illegal street takeover in the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of L.A. near Gardena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Strong enforcement protects human rights, supports American workers, and helps ensure that U.S. businesses are not undercut by illegal and unfair trade practices. Publicly available information raises concerns about recent enforcement trends.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It condemned illegal tapping and siphoning, warning that such activities put lives, the environment and the economy at risk.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Speaking in an exclusive interview in Amsterdam, Elena Zhemkova also vowed to keep up the fight for human rights in Russia, despite her group being declared illegal and herself forced into exile.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
A couple of times I even spied him wearing earbuds, which was probably illegal.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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