illicit
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Illicit operators moved in to exploit the demand and used bots to book tests on the official website and resell them.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
"Illicit" addresses identified by data firm Chainalysis accounted for 23% of funds sent to mixers in 2022, rising from 12% in 2021.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2022
Illicit wildlife trafficking is estimated to be a $7 billion to $23 billion global industry, with the U.S. being the second-largest market behind China, according to experts.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2018
Illicit work is still work, and the show’s pilot evokes graveyard shift at a factory, with bleary-eyed wage slaves shuffling out into the dawn.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2017
What I shall read to you is a fragment of Bossuet's discourse upon Illicit Pleasures.
From The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert by Various
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