black marketeering

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Noun
  • Xinis pointed out that the DOJ is prosecuting him in Tennessee on human smuggling charges.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Parts of the main house date to the late 18th century—it is thought to have originally been built for the governor of Dartmouth—and the property has long been linked to smuggling.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Planning and thievery on this scale bespeaks a ring of metal poaching.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This research can enable highly functional, autonomous, tiny aerial robots for critical humanitarian applications, such as search and rescue, combating poaching and cave exploration.
    Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From the anti-Trump side, meanwhile, the American people hear a nervous rustling of vague doubts.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Lower courts also have to grapple with how the Supreme Court ruling might affect piracy cases that don’t involve broadband service.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Navy has for years played a central role in maritime campaigns to suppress piracy off the Somali coast.
    Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • On Wednesday, according to WTVR-TV, the Commonwealth’s Attorney urged the judge to deny bond citing Coleman’s criminal history of drug possession and selling convictions, petit larceny conviction, and several failures to appear dating back to 2002.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But for many, the payment process associated with the War Damages Law dragged on into the 1960s, underlining the long-term economic impact of wartime looting.
    Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Canadiens forfeit the game to the Detroit after a smoke bomb goes off in the Forum and crowds spill into the streets, setting fires, smashing windows and looting.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Black marketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20marketeering. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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