black market
Example Sentences
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Last season, BBC Sport exposed the black market of top-flight tickets available for resale online, which circumvent UK laws against ticket touting by being based abroad.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Whether it's leather that's pre-cut in China or stitching that's done in Vietnam, these materials and expertise are almost certainly channelled into the region's black market.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Strikes on fuel and power infrastructure have cut electricity in parts of Crimea, strained water supplies and pushed residents to the black market for gasoline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Van Zeller, 50, has won dozens of awards for the program that has taken her around the world to report on black market activities and human trafficking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
He must have come by this in the same way he came by the magazines, not honestly: it reeks of black market.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
