contraband
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No contraband was found in the car, according to the report.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The US Navy later said it would also block ships suspected of carrying "contraband" including oil, weapons and nuclear material linked to Iran -- regardless of their location.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
It was blowing east into Belarus the night we were out with the patrol and the only boxes the soldiers found in a car were full of Christmas shopping not contraband.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
We’d eat one in secret every day after school, as if the candy were some sort of high-stakes contraband.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Vocabulary lists containing contraband
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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