customs
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The case against Harvard cancer researcher Kseniia Petrova began to fall apart in April, after a judge ruled a customs officer improperly canceled Petrova’s visa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
I didn’t really consider it, but next time I go through customs, I’ll have a think.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The four-lane bridge was completed in 2014 but its opening was delayed due to a lack of connecting roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side, according to South Korean news reports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
These quintessentially parochial quirks are blended with local customs such as singing the Indian national anthem every morning or celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, a major Hindu festival.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Immigrants were encouraged to acculturate as quickly as they could—meaning that they must learn a new language, giving up traditions, customs, heritage, etc., in order to blend and assimilate into the general population.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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