contraband
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Members of the board questioned the Menendez brothers during their hearing last year about violating prison rules, including using contraband cellphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder in the town of Bathurst, west of Sydney, Australia's environment department said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The U.S. said all Iranian ships were subject to potential stops, regardless of location, along with ships suspected of carrying items deemed contraband such as weapons, ammunition and military electronics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The US Navy has also said it will intercept ships it suspects of carrying "contraband" including oil, petroleum products, weapons, munitions and nuclear material linked to Iran.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
After a few months, we would sprinkle a handful of sand along the corridor so that we could hear the warder’s footsteps and have time to stop talking or hide any contraband.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing contraband
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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