variants
or black marketeers
as in smugglers
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Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling.—
NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026 -
These days, most kidnappings are typically connected to domestic or family issues, human smugglers or mental illness.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Crime remains top of mind for many voters as drug traffickers battle to control the domestic market, as well as the lucrative transshipment points to send cocaine to Europe and the United States.—
Javier Córdoba,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The trend of traffickers exploiting banks to transfer their drug proceeds to Mexico, Colombia and other Latin American countries has been increasing since 2020, federal authorities say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Key lime pie has been enjoyed by locals in Key West for over 100 years, which means bootleggers and Ernest Hemingway both (most likely) indulged in the sweet-tart treat.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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No one knows why; no one has a telephone in the rural Blue Ridge Mountains, so John Boy sets out into a winter storm to find his daddy, having various escapades with the quirky residents of their backwoods community—a Black preacher, a pair of old-lady bootleggers, a turkey thief—along the way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
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More and more, retailers are using predictive analytics to forecast demand, reduce out-of-stocks and manage complex compliance rules.—
Aisha Alves,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2026
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Unsurprisingly, these silhouettes are already trickling down to retailers, making the trend accessible at every price point.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
3 Feb. 2026
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According to information about the rat control program, signs of rats in a residential yard could include burrows, droppings or dirt mounds near fences or garages.—
Jessi Virtusio,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Buckeyes added quality experience without swinging for the fences while letting younger, inexperienced homegrown recruits depart (only one starter left via the portal).—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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With its fertile soil and strategic location, the Sultanate of Johor drew immigrants from all over Asia—merchants, miners, farmworkers.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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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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