as in to sell
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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Recent Examples of smuggle
Brazil In the vibrant Rio de Janeiro of the late 1980s, a group of flight attendants from Fly Brasil, led by a gay and HIV-positive flight attendant, sets up a scheme to smuggle AZT in an attempt to save the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Mystery surrounds its final days, but according to legend, the ship faltered while being chased by naval authorities for smuggling contraband cigarettes.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
The parties debated for months over the presence of Israeli military forces on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt, a stretch through which Israel said Hamas was smuggling weapons.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
The report said detainees were able to get contraband in through holes in the building and that some jail staff also smuggled in items, including cocaine and oxycodone.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Mystery surrounds its final days, but according to legend, the ship faltered while being chased by naval authorities for smuggling contraband cigarettes.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
The parties debated for months over the presence of Israeli military forces on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt, a stretch through which Israel said Hamas was smuggling weapons.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
The report said detainees were able to get contraband in through holes in the building and that some jail staff also smuggled in items, including cocaine and oxycodone.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million, with the territory soon placed under the control of the U.S. Army.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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And, of course, Equifax will sell your EDR to anyone who’s buying, including debt collectors.—
Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The recent products were distributed between Jan. 3, 2025, to Jan. 24, 2025.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The recall affected one lot of Fentanyl Transdermal System, 25 mcg/h, distributed nationwide to the pharmacy and patient level and has a lot number of 108319 with an expiration date 04/2027.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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The bottom line: What's bad for the companies looking to sell AI products is likely to be good for the companies looking to buy them.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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America may have bought itself time with restrictions on chip exports, but its AI lead just shrank dramatically despite those actions.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The two countries supply a significant share of several key food categories.—
Annette Choi,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, leaked intelligence revealed Egypt's secret plans to supply rockets to Russia in flagrant defiance of U.S. policy.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggle. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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