black market

Example Sentences

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He also fears a new black market for fuel may emerge over the coming months - adding to worries about the rising prices of commodities.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

South Africa is home to the world's largest population of rhinos, which are poached for their horns that fetch high prices on the black market.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Sometimes food was available on the black market, but one had to have something to exchange.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson