underground market

Example Sentences

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There is a reason for the underground market, suggests a report from the Institute for Progress, a Washington, D.C., think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

The taxes are insane, which is then causing everyone to go to the underground market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024

But like any other unregulated, underground market, there can be a dark side to it.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024

But the existence of the underground market was, in fact, an early signal of the controls’ efficacy.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

So we’re forced to indulge in an underground market of technology and inventions to help better ourselves.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard