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
With black market gas prices nearly double, some are looking to cook on wood stoves or use less energy-consuming methods.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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
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 • Mar. 13, 2026
“The two girls sell it all on the black market and use the money to buy flashy costume jewelry and cheap perfume.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
