customs

Example Sentences

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"We also reject the attempts by traditional elders who want to resolve this case through clan customs or behind closed doors."

From BBC

The plan worked better than expected, and what began in 1951 as a six-country European customs union covering coal and steel evolved over decades into the EU.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet some that can’t clear customs because of missing or incomplete information are returned—or destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Krampus likely evolved from older, pre-Christian deities, just as Christmas absorbed solstice and midwinter customs, the author explained.

From Los Angeles Times

Waste Management told The Times on Dec. 5 that it has a “Certificate of Approval” by Malaysia’s customs agency to export “sorted paper material.”

From Los Angeles Times