black market
Example Sentences
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With fuel trading hands at around $8 per liter on the black market, even a short taxi ride can swallow most of a civil servant's wages.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Driving instructors say the black market trade has exploded as waiting times across the UK have soared, and thousands of learner drivers have struggled to get driving tests without a long wait.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
He pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance; 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 13, 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
Maybe Miep will be able to scrounge up something on the black market.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
