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import

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




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During a 13 October debate with Turek, Hinson was asked about the Trump administration striking a deal with Russia to import 300,000 tonnes to the US, followed by several other shipments.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a smaller 0.8% increase in September import prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The cost of making the $30 toy, getting it to the US, and paying the import tariff, comes to $7.35.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The US Treasury Department subsequently issued a temporary license allowing transactions involving Russian-origin diesel, including its sale and import.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Just as long as he didn’t import those skrewts illegally or anything,” said Hermione desperately.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Adjusted exports fell 1.2% on month, while imports jumped by 2%, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

U.S. crude oil futures extended gains, further narrowing the discount to Brent after the EIA reported an 8.6 million barrel stock drawdown for last week amid lower production and imports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Pyongyang is also wary of a sudden flood of Chinese imports that would greatly expand China's influence over its domestic market," he adds.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Under the latest plans, the EU will cap hybrid vehicle imports at 350,000 annually, which officials said could cut the current import volume by more than half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

It remained dependent on imports of food and iron from Norway, and of timber from the Labrador coast.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“Both toys and other recreational goods — products that are largely imported — posted their largest-ever monthly changes,” the analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

More than 80% of seafood eaten in the U.S. is imported, and 9% of that comes from China.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Only Russia and Brazil—developing economies that mostly buy cheaper models—have imported more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Six years ago, in an attempt to push local manufacturing and keep substandard toys out of its market, India raised tariffs on imported toys from 20% to 60% and eventually to 70%.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

His last words were balm: they seemed to imply that it imported something to him whether I forgot him or not.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Henry Thompson, a former expert on the U.N.’s Yemen sanctions panel, said there is evidence that the Houthis have been importing components for solid-fuel ballistic missiles from China for at least two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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

Marra said the issue was "finely balanced" but he believed oil and gas could be produced in a cleaner way in the UK rather than by importing from abroad.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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

There have been rumors that wealthy people in the Philippines who own private estates in the rain forest have been importing African animals illegally, releasing them into the Philippine jungle, and hunting them.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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