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[boot-leg] / ˈbutˌlɛg /


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One single bootleg upload by independent journalist Matthew Keys amassed well over 600,000 views in a matter of hours.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Bradley got work dancing at Connie’s Inn, the exclusive Harlem black-and-tan club where the draw for white patrons was bootleg liquor and black entertainers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Retatrutide is so effective that a gray market for bootleg versions of the drug, which hasn’t been approved for sale, has been thriving for more than two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

Even Cook bought bootleg copies of the song, some of which had been taped off his live sets on BBC Radio 1 and pressed to vinyl.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

His shop sold all kinds of stuff, from hair-care products to body oils to bootleg clothes to African statues.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

After its initial theatrical run, Lindsay-Hogg’s film largely disappeared for more than a half-century with the exception of low-quality VHS versions and bootlegs.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2024

By 2005, people were eagerly swapping bootlegs, demos and gossip on dedicated message boards.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2022

But the Cougars’ contemporary system will include a healthy dose of run-pass options and play-action bootlegs.

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2022

At the Senior Bowl in February, Strong tried to show teams how much his mobility on bootlegs and in the pocket had progressed.

From Washington Post Mar. 4, 2022

Two waggons ahead of them there walked a man wearing a long reddish-brown coat, a cap and high boots with sagging bootlegs and carrying a whip in his hand.

From The Bishop and Other Stories by Constance Garnett

But a growing number of fans say a crackdown on bootlegged merchandise is hampering that spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

This is like as close to getting bootlegged as possible.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

In the salons I went to as a child, I remember men peddling bootlegged movies and fashions to the clients with their hair wrapped or freshly sheened as they dug for cash in their purses.

From New York Times Nov. 13, 2023

Atlanta’s young quarterback, Desmond Ridder, bootlegged for a 6-yard touchdown on fourth-and-4 with just under 12 minutes remaining.

From Washington Times Sep. 17, 2023

I wish I could stop one of them and give them sage advice about the future and bootlegged exams.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

With four simple words, a sport that was born out of bootlegging, good ole boys and fast cars graduated from a regional sideshow to a national spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2023

To combat the bootlegging, his team chose to persuade major retailers to buy scrunchies from them rather than seek damages through litigation.

From Washington Post Sep. 19, 2022

The Premier League has previously pursued legal action against Saudi links to the bootlegging of its match broadcasts, whose rights are owned by Qatar’s beIN Sports.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2020

This week, more than a century later, officials in Clark County, Idaho, announced that Joseph Henry Loveless, the bootlegging escape artist, had been found.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 2020

“What could be more dangerous than a fake quarantine and a town-sponsored bootlegging operation?”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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