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
North Korea consented to freeze its illicit nuclear work and eventually allow full inspections in exchange for a multibillion-dollar package of civilian nuclear power and oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In 2023, over 3,000 soldiers were roped in to help tackle illicit mining across the country for six months.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Despite the government's insistence its targets were part of an illicit and murderous network, residents tell a different story.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The illicit payoffs were as yet unknown to the public, and as the barons moved toward the front of the Million Dollar Elm, they were treated as princes of capitalism, the crowd parting before them.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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