illicit
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Action to deter the smuggling of illicit oil is accelerating, but even hulking tankers have many ways to hide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
They portray him as the mastermind of a scheme of illicit enrichment.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
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
It ought to have felt exhilarating, but the girl’s eyes had teared up and her face was drooping, and what satisfaction Mariam found from this outburst felt meager, somehow illicit.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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