custom
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Several independent shops in Ramsey said custom was down and running costs had become harder to manage, while the island's foodbank said demand for support had doubled in two years.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Archival discoveries, including a long-forgotten 19th-century autobiography, are changing how historians understand Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who buried his own amputated arm and later created a custom prosthesis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The insider further revealed that the lovers spent 20 minutes exchanging their handwritten vows, and that they handed out custom handkerchiefs, embroidered with a “TT” and lyrics from Swift’s 2014 song “Blank Space.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Two guys standing on Mission Viejo’s sideline were wearing custom made shirts of the offensive line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
She’d agreed to come here and offer parting rites for Sahel, as Gede custom called for, but the thought of getting any closer to the corpse unnerved her.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
In January through August, the value of China's exports of computers and related parts surged 49.4 percent, the customs data showed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
But Akiiki has said the king had a young son, whose identity would be revealed later in accordance with Tooro customs.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Then the car must clear customs before drivers are free to roam the U.K. streets on the left side—despite steering wheels designed for the opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The company took a considerable blow in May of last year, when the de minimis exemption – which allowed it to ship cheap goods to the U.S. without paying customs – expired.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
“It simply can’t happen. She’s here to learn our customs, not to spar.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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