importation
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Now he is back at his old ways, imposing new duties on the importation of brand-name pharmaceuticals and certain metals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Generally, the Food and Drug Administration bans the importation of drugs from abroad, although there is some leeway for medications bought for personal use in quantities of no more than three months’ supply.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Proposals to ban the importation of second hand petrol and diesel cars from 2030 have been scrapped by the Environment Minister.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Justice Amy Coney Barrett said she was struggling to understand what Congress meant in the emergency powers law when it said the president may “regulate” importation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
On March 3, 1807, Thomas Jefferson signed into law Congress’s ban on the importation of slaves, to take effect January 1, 1808.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing importation
Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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The 18th Amendment (1919)
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5.4: The Second Industrial Revolution (Sources 1–8)
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