black market
Example Sentences
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Last season, BBC Sport exposed the black market of top-flight tickets available for resale online, which circumvent UK laws against ticket touting by being based abroad.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
She added that stakeholders had expressed concerns that more regulation could push problem gamblers onto the black market.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
With fuel trading hands at around $8 per liter on the black market, even a short taxi ride can swallow most of a civil servant's wages.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Maybe Miep will be able to scrounge up something on the black market.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
