importation
Example Sentences
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While Congress banned slave importation in 1808, it didn’t ban the buying and selling of people.
A fugitive wanted over the attempted importation of £100,000 of cannabis to the UK has been found in Spain.
From BBC
President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order enabling the closure of a sanctions loophole that has allowed the U.S. importation of large quantities of Russian-caught pollock, cod, salmon and crab processed in China.
From Seattle Times
The department will also block the importation of certain Russian products, including seafood and diamonds, that have been processed or transformed in third-party nations in a way that disguises their origin.
From Washington Times
"Miranda and his accomplices played a hands-on role in the importation and were caught red handed by officers who had been diligently watching them and building strong evidence against them."
From BBC
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