gray market

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Recent Examples of gray market Existing in somewhat of a gray market in Maryland over the past several years, local hemp businesses have been able to grow, process and sell their products without the need for a cannabis license. Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025 Mercenary spyware firms employ highly skilled engineers to either develop in-house or purchase software vulnerabilities from gray market firms, known as exploits or zero days, of which manufacturers of consumer devices and applications are not yet aware. Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025 The city is moving aggressively to shut down the once-thriving gray market — a matter of public safety, and also essential for the legal medical cannabis industry to thrive. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 24 Apr. 2025 These are professional shoplifters backed by criminal organizations that plan large-scale thefts and fence the products on the gray market, often selling across state lines or through the internet. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gray market
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Noun
  • Sometimes, the black market streamers help make her case.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Once bound for the thriving black market, these cactuses are now contraband.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, analysts warn that Washington’s levies, as well as the expiry of a sub-Saharan Africa-US free trade deal, will push African nations even closer to Beijing’s sphere of influence.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In May, the DOE issued a final authorization to Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project that allows exports to countries that do not have free trade agreements with the United States.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2025

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