importation
Example Sentences
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While Congress banned slave importation in 1808, it didn’t ban the buying and selling of people.
Customs and Border Protection, which regulates the importation of goods, estimates that a billion packages were imported using the method in 2023, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service.
From Los Angeles Times
Herbert, of Lonsdale Road in Notting Hill, London, pleaded guilty in May to two charges relating to the importation and supply of cannabis.
From BBC
Sentencing them earlier, Judge Rebecca Trowler KC said the importation had been "plainly the work of an organised crime group with international elements".
From BBC
Bell said while most shipments comply with U.S. importation laws, many do not.
From Los Angeles Times
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