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




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With no money left to import goods and resell them at around a tenth of their market value, the bodegas are being replaced with grocery stores that charge close to market prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Investors will watch whether export earnings can help offset a rising energy import bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Colombia, for example, in late September banned the import of goods with any forced-labor touchpoint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

That prevents the import or sale of humanoids that are made up of less than 65% of domestic content for sale, although companies can apply for an exemption.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The chaplain memorized the prophetic words solemnly, entranced further by their esoteric import.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The U.S. and China are responsible for more than 75% of the net imports of AI-related computing hardware in 2025 and 57% of newly built data centers since 2024.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The European Union will cap hybrid-vehicle imports from China at 350,000 units annually, a senior EU official said after both regions made progress in trade talks earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Loaded exports are up 10% from last September, but are still weaker than imports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The EU said it will cap hybrid and plug-in hybrid car imports from China at 350,000 units annually for four years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Early in the war, British warships swept German shipping from the seas and clamped a total blockade on German seaports, cutting off most of Germany’s imports.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Fabric is imported from Thailand and Vietnam before a specialist tailor makes a sample for other employees to follow.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Industry has shown some resilience, while France’s relatively low dependence on imported fossil fuels has insulated it from some of the energy price shock when compared to other European economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

If the decorated Tampa Bay vessels had been imported or produced by potters trained in Mississippian methods, the fragments should preserve evidence of these techniques.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

It hit around 360 billion euros in 2025, meaning the EU imported far more from the Asian nation than it exported there.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Because their stove and toaster and pressure cooker and imported spices were left behind in Nsukka, their meals were simpler too, and Ugwu had more time to play with her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

To ease the crisis, Russia began importing gasoline from as far away as India—an ironic move for one of the world’s biggest crude producers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

"The government in the UK told the industry 'we're not going to put any restrictions on importing PCBs'," said Ashby.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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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