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import

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




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The potential economic impact of New World screwworm on the cattle industry due to import restrictions, reduced productivity and animal loss is substantial, said Sally DeNotta, director of the University of Florida’s Equine Performance Laboratory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Palm oil prices fell due to weaker import demand expectations and uncertainty in crude markets, while rapeseed and sunflower oil prices rose on tightening supplies, particularly in the European Union and Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Kozack said the shock was having an "asymmetric impact," with some developed economies and oil-exporting countries relatively cushioned while others were struggling to manage rising import bills.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The domestic slab industry mainly serves the luxury market while American companies that import and fabricate quartz serve the middle market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Maybe all hospitals should import groups of rabble-rousing punk rockers to kick-start the languishing patients’ hearts.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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