black market
Example Sentences
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Black-market diamonds — mostly smuggled out by the impoverished miners themselves — threatened the illusion of scarcity, and so mining concerns long ago became exercises in total control.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021
The Dr. Oz Show Black-market butt-enhancement injections; diet soda belly; fitness enthusiast Shaun T. 2 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2016
Black-market rhino horn can fetch as much as $100,000 a kilogram in Vietnam and other Asian countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2016
Black-market rhino horn can fetch as much as $100,000 a kilogram in Vietnam and other Asian countries, where it is peddled as a cure for ailments ranging from headaches to cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2015
Black-market music and movies hit the streets here before they do in the States.
From Time Magazine Archive
