illicit
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Illicit operators moved in to exploit the demand and used bots to book tests on the official website and resell them.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
"Illicit valves placed on pipelines quickly become dislodged. The crude that pours into rivers and creeks can pollute aqueducts servicing entire towns," Ebus told Reuters.
From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2022
The task force also includes the state’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting, renamed by Bonta as EPIC, short for the Eradication and Prevention of Illicit Cannabis.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2022
Illicit climbing is “really problematic” for the tree and its surroundings, Mr. Russell said, but “climbers are the least of it.”
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022
Hidden among the Powers That Be, which rule New England, lurks the Deity of the Illicit.
From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth
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