customs
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With the high bar it set for entry into its elite training system, and its sclerotic marital customs limiting birthrates, its population of homoioi decreased while neighboring states were growing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The day after the rules appeared, Reuters reported that Chinese customs officers had been told not to let the chips in.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
In terms of natural gas, China imported $2.3 billion from Russia during the first three months of this year, up three-fold from the same period in 2022, according to Chinese customs data.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
According to the transcript of her interview with a customs officer, the official asked Estelle if she had ever registered to vote or voted, and she told him yes, she had voted once.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
They went to the wilderness to worship, to the wildest mountains, the deepest forests, as if they kept to the customs of an ancient time before men had thought of building houses for their gods.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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