black market

Example Sentences

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He also fears a new black market for fuel may emerge over the coming months - adding to worries about the rising prices of commodities.

From BBC

With black market gas prices nearly double, some are looking to cook on wood stoves or use less energy-consuming methods.

From Barron's

Iran’s central bank, one presumes, injected foreign currency into the black market to prop up the rial.

From The Wall Street Journal

At around $2,000 on Iran's black market, the terminals are expensive and very rare in poorer regions like Balochistan or Kurdistan that have suffered the most government repression, Alimardani said.

From Barron's

And despite sanctions, reports suggest it has been able to purchase some military equipment through the black market.

From BBC