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contraband
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    This stuff"—he pointed a finger at the crate—"this is illegal contraband.†  (source)
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    Before this, I scraped on the wall with our contraband nail.†  (source)
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    The corrupt military has its own sources of income, contraband, drugs and protection rackets.†  (source)
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    Men would deftly pass contraband, or the men bearing it, around during the searches, while the guards' backs were turned.†  (source)
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    So gradually the tone of the army chiefs changed; Congress forbade the rendition of fugitives, and Butler's "contrabands" were welcomed as military laborers.†  (source)
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    Contrabandist!†  (source)
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    We wash our jumpsuits, shine our boots, scrub the barracks floor and the latrine, clean our rifles, pass around dirty magazines, and swap other contraband like candy and chewing gum.†  (source)
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    Army chaplains found here new and fruitful fields; "superintendents of contrabands" multiplied, and some attempt at systematic work was made by enlisting the able-bodied men and giving work to the others.†  (source)
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    Contrabandist!†  (source)
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    There was endless talk about the "sexiness" of black clothes and makeup, the "fun" of contraband alcohol, marijuana, and self-mutilation, and the adventures of a classmate whose girlfriend went to "this satanic church, cult thing where you have to drink a kitten's blood to get in."†  (source)
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    These slaves were referred to as "contrabands."†  (source)
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    Her grapefruit box was packed with contraband these days, all of it from Park....They were already into everything, she was sure.†  (source)
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    Port Royal was filled with contrabands, poverty-stricken, sick, homeless, starving.†  (source)
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