black market
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Investigators are working on the initial suspicion that the paintings were stolen to order by black market art thieves, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“What is being sold on the black market is not a medicine — it is entirely unverified, unapproved and not worth the risk,” David Hyman, Lilly’s chief medical officer, said in a news release.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
What used to be sold on the black market to China or held in storage now makes it to the Gulf Coast, Europe or India.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The tax cut also hasn’t snuffed out the black market, as evidenced by the Governor’s press release this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Maybe Miep will be able to scrounge up something on the black market.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
