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




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He said he has worked on movie crews and ran an import business, among other jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It is then shipped around the world and then turned back into gas at import terminals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

China also agreed to import at least 10 million metric tons of coal from the US in 2027 and 2028, the White House said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

At Down the Line Surf Shop, owner Justin Lapskas said the higher fuel costs affected the import and transportation of products.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

And that was, in the end, the only fact of lasting import.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Both are urgently needed, he says, if Cuba is ever to produce enough to feed its own population and break its reliance on food imports.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The state recently lost two of its aging refineries, even as it imports oil products from Japan and Korea, Chowdhury said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The UK sanctions will also ban imports of goods from illegal settlements.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That dynamic might be starting to shift, with Chinese crude imports up 6% in September from August levels, according to Goldman Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“He’s supposed to have a patron. We take them on their oaths. My family imports them from Nippon, after training. But not without a patron.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Dodgers imported him for five or six starts in October, the first of them this weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

For Chinese products that are imported into the U.S.,

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The DOE cited California’s military installations, declining oil production, and dependence on imported crude.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

When the company hovered near bankruptcy in the 1980s, it was boosted by levies the Reagan administration placed on imported bikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

From around the tiny shop full of imported Indian clothing, parents gave Mamma approving looks.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The team looked at importing game trays from Asia, but was committed to making the game in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

At times, Laos has struggled to provide power to its neighbours and finds itself importing energy, at significant cost, according to a recent World Bank report.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

For JBS, importing more of its Brazilian product into the U.S. would give the meatpacker a bigger share of the American market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

US importing businesses, particularly those close to the Canadian border, will likely feel the pinch from higher costs, Knightley of ING said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Examples of successful biological control of serious pests by importing their natural enemies are to be found in some 40 countries distributed over much of the world.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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