imported

Example Sentences

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“This increases the chance that imported measles cases can spread locally and expose infants who are too young to be routinely vaccinated.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Swiss inflation jumped in April as the Iran war sent imported energy costs climbing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

While in 2024 California imported about 10% of its gasoline, it now imports 20%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Ship-spotting got its start as gossip in London’s 17th-century coffeehouses when the newly imported drink became fashionable among the professional classes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Now Filipino men were imported to the sugar fields to compete with the Chinese and Japanese.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson