gray market

Example Sentences

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Another issue for bargain hunters is counterfeit goods and “gray market” products — versions that companies sell outside the United States at lower prices, but whose warranties may not be valid here.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Morton, Dr. Redman said, received remains from “interested individuals” around the world, operating in a “shadowy, gray market of remains that were bartered, bought or stolen for cash.”

From New York Times

The gray market carries risks because chips are sometimes recycled, improperly labeled, or stored in conditions that leave them damaged.

From Reuters

A gray market in abortion pills is expected to expand, as advocates and patients arrange for hard-to-detect shipments to be sent via mail to states with abortion bans.

From Washington Post

The reason for that is before the war most of the gray market — and gray market in Ukraine is probably 60% of GDP — was using crypto as the core banking system.

From The Verge