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Recent Examples of gray market
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.
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Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 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
Resellers operating in the gray market have reportedly been using entities registered outside of China to acquire Nvidia’s newest chips, including the Blackwell GPUs—which are prohibited from being sold to Chinese customers—via companies based in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, reports indicate that gray market resellers are utilizing entities registered outside China to purchase servers incorporating Nvidia’s latest offerings from companies based in several countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 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
Resellers operating in the gray market have reportedly been using entities registered outside of China to acquire Nvidia’s newest chips, including the Blackwell GPUs—which are prohibited from being sold to Chinese customers—via companies based in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, reports indicate that gray market resellers are utilizing entities registered outside China to purchase servers incorporating Nvidia’s latest offerings from companies based in several countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray market
Noun
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The movie, filmed in 2022, follows the story of a waitress and military veteran seeking a rare Lakota Ghost shirt, which has fallen onto the black market in a small town.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
14 Aug. 2025
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The soldier who diverted it to the black market was never identified.—
Seth Harp,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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The Trump administration recently hiked tariffs on Canada to a minimum of 35% –unless goods are compliant with the terms of the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement – escalating ongoing trade tensions with its northern neighbor.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Preserving the free trade pact will be critical for Canada and Mexico.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Gray market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20market. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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