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import

[im-pawrt, -pohrt, im-pawrt, -pohrt] / ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt /




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The International Monetary Fund lowered its U.K. growth forecast to 0.8% for this year, citing the war’s impact and gas import reliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Natural-gas costs have surged in Asia and Europe, where customers import much of the fuel they use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Rising energy costs could also hit fast-food chains’ expansion plans, especially in China and India that’s particularly reliant on oil import, said Jefferies analyst Andy Barish.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The price of imported fresh tomatoes, on the other hand, is up 15% month over month because of drought conditions in Mexico, import tariffs, and fertilizer costs.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Savvy operators within these organizations diverted trucks and colluded with smugglers to import fleets of secondhand cars, vans, and buses from China.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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