black market
Example Sentences
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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
The offensive led to a state of emergency, power outages, a gasoline black market, and thousands fleeing across the Kerch Bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
With fuel trading hands at around $8 per liter on the black market, even a short taxi ride can swallow most of a civil servant's wages.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 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
Even now that there is no real money anymore, there’s still a black market.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
