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customs

NOUN
duties
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Chinese official customs data put crude imports at 7.8 million barrels a day in May, which includes oil arriving by pipeline from Russia, a drop from around 11 million barrels a day in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He adds that one of his UK suppliers simply stopped shipping to the US after losing too much money in customs.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They range from the language and customs, to the schedule and travel, to the competition, to the baseball itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

After the reflecting pool tangent, Trump signed executive orders on US customs and protections for civil servants.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The term mass incarceration refers not only to the criminal justice system but also to the larger web of laws, rules, policies, and customs that control those labeled criminals both in and out of prison.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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