as in smuggling
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Sri Lanka’s Police Narcotics Bureau is investigating if the smuggling activities are connected to local drug-running networks.—
Lucas Lilieholm,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Two San Diego men were sentenced for smuggling endangered exotic birds across the border.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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However, the pan needs to be deep enough and have a lid for proper poaching.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Those populations continue to decline due to habitat loss, human-elephant conflict and poaching.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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From the anti-Trump side, meanwhile, the American people hear a nervous rustling of vague doubts.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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In the teaser, above, Joanna, 47, can be seen speaking on-camera discussing the plans for the construction of the home on the balcony before a rustling can be heard coming from the woods behind her.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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The list raises many unanswered questions, not least of which is the possibility that the United States is now in favor of piracy on the high seas.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Iran's joint military command called the armed boarding an act of piracy and a ceasefire violation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2026
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Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Nastasa, 39, was arrested on 19 charges, including robbery, assault, petit larceny and criminal mischief as hate crimes, for the March 17 attack, according to police.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The looting report in Haaretz follows several other misconduct complaints against Israeli soldiers in Lebanon.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Spiegelman uses the term micro-looting, dressing up petty theft in political pretensions.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Black marketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20marketeering. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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