customs
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According to the transcript of her interview with a customs officer, the official asked Estelle if she had ever registered to vote or voted, and she told him yes, she had voted once.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
As Moreno-Garcia reveals the claustrophobic customs and mores of a town whose name means “drowned pig,” disaster feels inevitable.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Border Force official, who worked overseeing immigration and customs controls at Heathrow airport, guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
This has generated huge volumes of small parcels that they say escape customs duties and pose unfair competition to local retailers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
A few kids came up when the bus stopped, and a customs officer for the town made all the people getting down from the bus open their bundles on the sidewalk.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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