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illicit

[ih-lis-it] / ɪˈlɪs ɪt /


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It was the stock ticker’s 1869 introduction that brought trading, legal and illicit, to the masses.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

British anticrime officials and the financial-sector watchdogs estimated in 2024 that more than £100 billion in illicit money is laundered inside or through the U.K. every year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Iran is going to double and triple down on a wide array of illicit revenue opportunities,” said Matthew Levitt, counterterrorism expert with the Washington Institute think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

For Zeynep Boz, director of Turkey's department for combating the illicit trafficking of cultural property, one moment stands out.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

My heart speeds up like I’m doing something illicit.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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