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black market





VERB
sell illegally
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The black market for irregularly mined gold represents millions of dollars that would have otherwise ended up in the Ivorian state's coffers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Even beyond the black market, the glamorization of testosterone often glosses over the primary, life-altering side effect: reduced fertility.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

Dr Sahira Dar, a GP and chair of the British Islamic Medical Association, says healthcare professionals should ask about black market products "without judgement", so patients feel able to "disclose what they have taken".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Eli Lilly LLY -1.37%decrease; down pointing triangle has filed six new lawsuits against U.S. entities that it alleges are selling a version of the company’s investigational weight-loss drug on the black market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

On the way home, we swing by the Hob, the black market that operates in an abandoned warehouse that once held coal.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins


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