black marketeering

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Noun
  • Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, said that would curtail DHS investigations into child trafficking and drug smuggling.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Federal agents are a routine presence at international airports, where Customs and Border Protection officers screen arriving travelers and Homeland Security Investigations agents handle criminal cases tied to smuggling, trafficking and fraud.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • For wildlife-rich areas, a night tourism presence can also help prevent poaching.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 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
  • The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that internet provider Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy from its users.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In a unanimous decision, the court ruled in favor of Cox Communications after Sony Music sued the ISP, arguing it should be held liable for the digital piracy.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Calderon, who police say is homeless, is facing a slew of charges, including murder, manslaughter, assault, burglary and petit larceny.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Christophe Garnier, the leader of Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan said the organization had to evacuate its staff from Akobo on Saturday and learned of the subsequent looting of its hospital and the ransacking of its office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Black marketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20marketeering. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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