black market
Example Sentences
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Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Sophie Stuchfield, a driving instructor from Watford, tells the BBC the black market has taken advantage of the demand for earlier test slots.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
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
That night, Olanna told Odenigbo, “We need to get some petrol on the black market; we don’t have enough in case anything happens.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
