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Recent Examples of gray market
But, as the NYT notes, though the 14 peptides were technically restricted by the government (meaning compounding pharmacies were not allowed to produce them), consumers could still purchase them via the online gray market and play doctor from the comfort of their kitchen.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 May 2026
And the gray market fad worries him.
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Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
But the group argues the public would be safer if peptides were handled by regulated compounding pharmacies instead of the gray market.
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Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
3 Apr. 2026
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is seeking to prevent American Shaman, the Kansas City company at the forefront of a sprawling gray market, from selling an opioid that’s available at gas stations and smoke shops across the country.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
11 May 2026
And the gray market fad worries him.
—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
But the group argues the public would be safer if peptides were handled by regulated compounding pharmacies instead of the gray market.
—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
3 Apr. 2026
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is seeking to prevent American Shaman, the Kansas City company at the forefront of a sprawling gray market, from selling an opioid that’s available at gas stations and smoke shops across the country.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray market
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Pacific Island states have become a transit point for lucrative black market cocaine and methamphetamine shipments to Australia and New Zealand from as far as South America and Southeast Asia.
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Legalization promised to starve the black market.
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Anderson noted that shadow fleet activity poses a threat to world commerce by undermining free trade and putting legitimate commercial vessels in the crosshairs of political conflict.
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Much of the country has come to see its commitments to free trade, collective security, and global institutions not as sources of American primacy but as a raw deal—a way for the world to free-ride on American power.
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“Gray market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20market. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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