black market
Example Sentences
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He pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange; Trevor Milton, convicted of defrauding investors in truck maker Nikola; and Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the crypto-fueled black market Silk Road.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The caregiver for her elderly mother and a grandchild, she spends much of her time scouring government stores and the black market for food and medicine.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Last year, BBC Sport conducted an investigation exposing an enormous black market for tickets in the Premier League.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
And despite sanctions, reports suggest it has been able to purchase some military equipment through the black market.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
To help some of them conceal their big feet—and their coming growth spurts—Woolf started up a black market in his shoes.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
