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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 smugglers
Officials fight the flow of contraband through the arrest of smugglers and mass searches.
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Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The incentives for smugglers to sell oil to neighboring countries such as Colombia at great profit remain unchanged.
—Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The incentives for smugglers to sell oil to neighboring countries such as Colombia at great profit remain unchanged.
—Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
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“Smugglers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smugglers. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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