variants
or black marketeers
as in smugglers
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These migrants — some whole families, one teenager traveling alone, many young men, a mother with her three young children — had started their journey in Libya, paying smugglers thousands of dollars for this chance to reach Europe.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025 -
The smugglers reportedly received £300 per iPhone.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Advocates also said the law closes dangerous gaps that traffickers could exploit and helps keep children with trusted caregivers during crises.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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While Colombian criminal groups have used the country as a transit point in the past, Venezuela isn’t the preferred route for the region’s drug traffickers.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Tunnels story is that Chinese immigrants built a network of tunnels under the city because they were forced to live underground; the tunnels were then used by gangsters and bootleggers, including Al Capone.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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Prohibition also took hold in Indiana during the decade, though bootleggers did pop up across the state.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Since inception, TalkShopLive has been a preferred sales tool for premium talent and retailers like Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Martha Stewart, Walmart, Amazon and Best Buy.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Both versions of the book are out on Thursday through Assouline’s website and select retailers.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Surveillance footage reportedly showed young girls hopping fences in what appeared to be attempts to escape.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Guard members have also been tasked with beautification efforts, like collecting trash, spreading mulch and painting fences.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Michael Steinberg, a landscaper and owner of a nursery business who became one of the nation’s top department store merchants for two-and-a-half decades, passed away on Saturday following a long illness.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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For now, there’s decent money in it for slop merchants.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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Classic car dealers and auctioneers blame global uncertainty, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with weakness in China.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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