customs
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In recent years, customs officials have repeatedly intercepted passengers arriving from south-east Asia with live reptiles, birds and primates concealed in their luggage.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The customs agency accepted $128.7 billion in refunds for processing, an agency official told a federal court last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Under US customs law, only importers who directly paid tariffs can claim refunds, leaving any consumer relief entirely up to individual businesses.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Seeing no evil are legions of crooked operators — customs inspectors, tax agents, military commanders, among other enablers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The books were of the most varied kind—history, geography, politics, political economy, botany, geology, law—all relating to England and English life and customs and manners.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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