black market

Example Sentences

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He said it had a decent selection, with household brands priced higher than in the West but lower than on the Saudi black market.

From The Wall Street Journal

The gap between the official and black market rate is mounting as well, nearing 100 percent in an economy that has become increasingly dollarized as a way to tackle hyperinflation.

From Barron's

Soon there was a black market for maple syrup.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are now in a race against time to locate the stolen jewelry before it is dismantled and sold on the black market.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the U.S. has previously targeted sanctioned oil, it is now increasingly focused on seizing ships that make up the so-called “ghost fleet” and serve the global black market for oil, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal