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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray market
Noun
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Once bound for the thriving black market, these cactuses are now contraband.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Rhinos often are poached for their horns, which are sold on the black market as medicine and as a symbol of wealth and status.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Conservatives celebrate the past and believe the benefits of immigration ended after World War I and the advantages of free trade ended after World War II.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beijing also recently extended tariff-free trade to South Africa and 52 other nations on the continent.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Gray market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20market. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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