importer

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So if aluminum made up 20% of a $1 widget’s value, an importer suddenly had to pay a 10 cent tariff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

For Beijing, the world’s top oil importer, Iran offers a discount supply of crude to help satisfy its huge demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The U.S. is a net importer of crude and its refineries are specifically geared for heavy crude, rendering it slightly less flexible than its superpower competitor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

China, the world's largest importer of natural gas, is a major buyer from Russia and the Middle East, but seeks to diversify its energy sources.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Dancies came too and S. B. Whitebait, who was well over sixty, and Maurice A. Flink and the Hammerheads and Beluga the tobacco importer and Beluga's girls.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald