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a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business
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Recent Examples of smuggler
What are common misconceptions about human smugglers?
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Biden has already imposed limitations on the advanced chips that companies like Nvidia can export to China, but there are concerns that Chinese firms are able to buy or access them in other countries or from smugglers.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Four years into the border crisis, OLS officers are continuing to apprehend human smugglers in Webb County, whose residents overwhelmingly support President-elect Donald Trump and his border policies.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
Yet, as the Trump inauguration approaches, smugglers have continued to urge migrants to get to the border and avoid a potential crackdown.
—César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Biden has already imposed limitations on the advanced chips that companies like Nvidia can export to China, but there are concerns that Chinese firms are able to buy or access them in other countries or from smugglers.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Four years into the border crisis, OLS officers are continuing to apprehend human smugglers in Webb County, whose residents overwhelmingly support President-elect Donald Trump and his border policies.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
Yet, as the Trump inauguration approaches, smugglers have continued to urge migrants to get to the border and avoid a potential crackdown.
—César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggler
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Listen to this article The Kook Run is set to take off after a 7 a.m. welcome ceremony on Feb. 9, with thousands of runners, including world class athletes, competing for a $3,000 purse.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Longtime runners and coaches say these top-performing hats are the best in their class.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The plot, reportedly linked to fires at a courier facility in Germany and a warehouse in England, appears to have targeted cargo planes, raising concerns about global air safety.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Western security officials suspect Russian intelligence was behind a plot to put incendiary devices in packages on cargo planes headed to North America, including one that caught fire at a courier hub in Germany and another that ignited in a warehouse in England last year.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What eliminated the bootleggers wasn’t more prohibition, but legalization, after all.—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
23 Jan. 2025
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This episode, in which Prohibition is reinstated in Springfield and Homer becomes a bootlegger known as the Beer Baron, pursued by an Elliot Ness-type crime fighter named Rex Banner, is one such episode.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The sprawling piece of land — home to chickens and horses and Fanny the mule — is on full display in Amazon Prime Video's This Is the Tom Green Documentary, which premiered on Jan. 24, and his upcoming TV series with the streaming platform, Tom Green: Country.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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In a summery touch, a large rose motif was embroidered across the chest, which complemented her open-toe mules.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggler. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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