illicit business

Example Sentences

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As Hong Kong has become more like China, it’s no surprise adversaries see it as a hub for illicit business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Taco’s foodie-influenced approach, reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray wrote a companion piece about all the restaurants where prosecutors say Huizar met with developers while conducting illicit business.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom and pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2020

“It’s the globalized illicit business of the 21st century,” says Stryszowski, who laments it’s not taken as seriously as other contraband, such as cocaine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2017

Alternating between Buddhist musings and illicit business deals, Chun, like China, struggles to reconcile the spiritual and the transactional.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2016