imported

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Build more refineries that can process America’s vast supply of light crude, which many of our refineries now aren’t able to handle, having been originally built to process imported heavy crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The number of imports from the US has grown in recent years, with 550,000 cattle imported in 2025, according to Canada's agriculture department.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

At the same time, Southern California cities have been investing in projects to capture stormwater and recharge groundwater as they seek to rely less on water imported from Northern California and the Colorado River.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet now, without any justification, the supermajority has imported Callais’ jury-rigged standards into the constitutional rules against racial gerrymandering.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Anyone who was anyone in Europe had a wind band, or piffari, often imported from Germany, at their court.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall