black market
Example Sentences
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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
Iran’s central bank, one presumes, injected foreign currency into the black market to prop up the rial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
And despite sanctions, reports suggest it has been able to purchase some military equipment through the black market.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
A new sole costs 7.50 guilders on the black market.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
