Example Sentences

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“It absorbed the pressure by importing less, cutting refinery runs, drawing inventories and leaning on the alternative-energy infrastructure it had spent years building.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

We’ll just keep importing all of our power … through cables … from Sicily.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

"Some countries are hit harder by the war than others. We're particularly concerned about energy importing countries that are vulnerable or have weaker fiscal space."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Following its acquisition of Centric Parts later that year, First Brands expanded the scheme, allegedly importing and undercounting the imports to that division as well, according to the 2022 lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

So when More invented the term ‘mechanical philosophy’ he was playing his part in importing the new terminology into English.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton