as in prohibited
not legally permissible to possess, import, or export
The customs agents searched the shipping containers for contraband items.
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025 -
For example, Customs and Border Protection in the United States maintains a list of prohibited and restricted items for anyone entering the US and links to other departments if permits are required.—
Erica Kasper,
WIRED,
21 Aug. 2024
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But could unauthorized immigration hurt salaries in Idaho? Probably not, according to a February 2024 University of Idaho report examining the state’s economy and immigrants who do not have permanent legal status.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2025
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Last month, Lightfoot said the village’s credit cards were used for unauthorized projects, WGN-TV reported.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Thompson, Ha and Brownell also say that Season 4 will dive much more into the Regency era’s upstairs-downstairs class politics than previous seasons, due to Sophie being of a lower class than Benedict and the Bridgerton family, as well as the fairytale and forbidden love tropes.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The clever canine is captured standing frozen, waiting for the all clear, before attempting to climb onto a forbidden couch in a post to the platform by @maltimasi_ on January 30.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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And Elliston Berry, who became a victim of an illicit deep fake image produced by a peer.—
TIME Staff,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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According to a 2024 press release from America's Poison Centers, calls to poison centers for illicit fentanyl exposure in children under the age of 6 increased from 10 cases in 2016 to 539 in 2023.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Contraband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraband. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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