illegally
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Our reporter contacted Alias on the phone, claiming to be a business owner who faced a fine after immigration officers had found somebody working at his mini-mart illegally.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
He has also claimed he was illegally removed from Libya to stand trial in the United States after "a cloak and dagger operation conducted in the dead of night".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
For example, in 2021, a dozen Turkish bottom trawlers fishing illegally in the Aegean Sea tried to ram a Greek research vessel when the scientists began filming their activity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
That could include the Save the Children charity and Ukraine's Mykola Kuleba, who campaigns for the return of kids illegally taken to Russia -- a cause close to the heart of Trump's wife Melania.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Since the banning of books, people had resorted to illegally trading them on the black market.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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