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But there are many, many more gray market smoke shops.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2024
When employment failed to keep up with population growth, the region found itself with a large pool of underemployed labor—engaged seasonally on the farm, working in the gray market, or tending to small private plots on collective farms.
—Artemy Kalinovsky, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2018
Because of poor distribution and a lack of aid staff, most of the aid in northern Gaza can only be purchased on the gray market at inflated prices.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
Amazon reviews purchased on the gray market or written by generative AI bots?
—Christopher Null, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2024
When employment failed to keep up with population growth, the region found itself with a large pool of underemployed labor—engaged seasonally on the farm, working in the gray market, or tending to small private plots on collective farms.
—Artemy Kalinovsky, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2018
Because of poor distribution and a lack of aid staff, most of the aid in northern Gaza can only be purchased on the gray market at inflated prices.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
Amazon reviews purchased on the gray market or written by generative AI bots?
—Christopher Null, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Gray market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20market. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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