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to move (people or goods) from one country to another secretly and illegally
They were arrested for smuggling drugs across the border.
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The store sells records from its own indie rock label as well as an interesting mix of experimental and trippy music.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Tesla, which sells battery-only cars, is on track to sell more than 600,000 vehicles in China for a second-straight year, according to CNBC calculations of data from the China Passenger Car Association.—
Evelyn Cheng,Sonia Heng,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2025
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Acknowledging this failure, the NSO now distributes a basic one-page bare-bones list of the evening’s music, but that in no way substitutes for the music and artist notes in a full program.—
Marty McBroom,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tommy Wheeler, founder of Tidewater Grain, which grows heirloom crops in Pamlico County and distributes from Rowan County, is more optimistic.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Smuggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggles. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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