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illegal

[ih-lee-guhl] / ɪˈli gəl /


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It added that after merchants had been identified as selling illegal goods, AUS didn’t systematically restrict their activity and instead referred them to Alibaba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

“It’s Florida, Man,” HBO Max “What you’re about to see may be dangerous, illegal, unethical, petty, misguided, immoral and most definitely stupid,” a prologue warns at the top of each episode.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026

The tightening of regulations comes after the justice ministry in May last year announced a "zero illegal foreign residents" plan to address public concern.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The Wrap slammed it as "boring and tedious", the Radio Times said it "should be illegal", and the Independent declared young people deserve better than the "slop" of "warmed-over revivals".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

But the illegal taps never led to the identity of the leaker—the Times reporter had actually gotten the story from a British journalist in Cambodia.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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