black marketeering

noun

Definition of black marketeeringnext
as in smuggling

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  1. smuggling
  2. poaching
  3. rustling
  4. piracy
  5. petit larceny
  6. looting
Noun
  • Other deportees had convictions or arrests involving violent assault, domestic violence, drugs, burglary and theft, weapons offense alien smuggling and other crimes.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted an Nvidia manager, along with eight others, for violating export controls and smuggling cutting-edge AI chips to China.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of smuggling
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  • Engineers blame the exodus on aggressive poaching from cash-flush rivals, frustration at falling behind on coding benchmarks, and engineers chasing pre-IPO equity before rivals go public.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Kenya has previously recorded incidents of elephants being poisoned as a result of poaching and human-wildlife conflict.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of poaching
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  • Upon arrival, the constant chime of notifications stops, replaced by the sounds of Gulf waves, the rustling of marsh grasses, and the calls of shorebirds.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • From the anti-Trump side, meanwhile, the American people hear a nervous rustling of vague doubts.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of rustling
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  • The International Maritime Bureau recorded 38 piracy and armed robbery incidents worldwide during the first half of 2026, including five hijackings.
    — Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Anytime a piece of media explodes in popularity, piracy follows quickly.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of piracy
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  • Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of petit larceny
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  • Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • Efforts to prevent looting had been made even before the formation of the MFAA.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Definition of looting
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