gray market

noun

Definition of gray marketnext
as in black market

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Recent Examples of gray market Allowing the peptides to be compounded, Kennedy has argued, would move people away from the gray market and toward safer products. — Sara G. Miller, NBC news, 23 July 2026 In addition to that very concerning laundry list of potential side effects, people are currently buying Melanotan II and its peptide peers from unregulated online sources, also known as the gray market. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 July 2026 That visibility has fueled a parallel gray market. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026 Crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis this week published an analysis of crypto flows to peptide sellers, a gray market that the company now measures at more than $100 million a year and growing. — Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gray market
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  1. black market
  2. free trade
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  • Demand for the drug is already so intense some people have turned to an online black market, facilitated through WhatsApp or other websites, to buy what sellers say is retatrutide from Chinese labs, the New York Times reported.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Authorities surmised that the robbers most likely broke the diamond down into smaller pieces and sold it on the black market.
    — Moises Mendez II, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of black market
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  • The agreement comes after Bangladesh signed an economic partnership agreement with Japan in February, its first bilateral free trade deal.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • California lawmakers asked Quebec to lift the ban, sidestep Trump and promote free trade.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of free trade

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“Gray market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray%20market. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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