gray market

Example Sentences

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Demand for restricted peptides has fueled an online gray market for injections promising youth, beauty and strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Part of the issue is a vast gray market and lack of regulation.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

There are also questions about how people are obtaining the peptides they want in a regulatory gray market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

While that argument addresses quality-control concerns associated with the gray market, it doesn’t confront the fundamental question of whether peptides are safe.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

There were also dark secrets people didn’t much talk about, along with a gray market of gossip that could spread the ill-informed rumor as fast as any IM or text network.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel