as in smuggling
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What was once an eye-catching clique of wayward teens bathed in purple hues has metamorphosed into a barren hellscape rife with drug-smuggling cartels, pistol-packin’ pimps, sugar daddies with mummification kinks and online streamers.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
24 May 2026 -
The development marked the island’s first crackdown on semiconductor smuggling, which grew after the US slapped restrictions on exports of high-end chips such as Nvidia AI accelerators to China.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 May 2026
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Viola recommends boiling, poaching, or low-heat scrambling your eggs to preserve their micronutrients.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Their number continues to decline due poaching and habitat loss.—
Harriet Ramos
May 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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From the anti-Trump side, meanwhile, the American people hear a nervous rustling of vague doubts.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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In the teaser, above, Joanna, 47, can be seen speaking on-camera discussing the plans for the construction of the home on the balcony before a rustling can be heard coming from the woods behind her.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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Suing Internet users a bad option Record labels seeking to stamp out piracy might try suing individuals instead of the broadband companies those individuals subscribe to.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Atlantic piracy had reached its peak, blockading the port of Charleston and choking off trade routes from the Caribbean to Long Island.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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El-Farra said police arrested one person on suspicion of looting and six others on suspicion of prowling.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
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Nguyen said that the Orange County Sheriff's Department had patrols in place for the neighborhoods that had been evacuated to protect them from potential looting.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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“Black marketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20marketeering. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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