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That prevents the import or sale of humanoids that are made up of less than 65% of domestic content for sale, although companies can apply for an exemption.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
He said he has worked on movie crews and ran an import business, among other jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In addition to these latest import bans, the US has imposed 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, including dairy, alcohol, steel and aluminium products, as well as 25% tariffs on Canadian-built cars.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Trade representatives from both countries said that a new so-called 30-for-30 framework would allow for each country to import $30 billion worth of goods from the other under a low-tariff arrangement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
I did not yet understand the import of my own questions.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Lagos said China had won over Latin American populations by allowing them to access cheaper imports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Both are urgently needed, he says, if Cuba is ever to produce enough to feed its own population and break its reliance on food imports.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The state recently lost two of its aging refineries, even as it imports oil products from Japan and Korea, Chowdhury said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He framed the refinery as a vital step towards Africa reducing its reliance on imports of refined fuel and foreign expertise.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Like Japan, which exports consumer electronics and imports beef from the United States and wheat from Australia, Chichen Itza apparently traded its way through the drought.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The Dodgers imported him for five or six starts in October, the first of them this weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
While food price inflation remains low, there is a growing chance that El Nino would disrupt food supplies and push up imported food costs, CE says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
For Chinese products that are imported into the U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The DOE cited California’s military installations, declining oil production, and dependence on imported crude.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
I was envisioning one particular spot on the floor, a pile of imported Tunisian pillows, perfect to curl up in and e-mail friends.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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The team looked at importing game trays from Asia, but was committed to making the game in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I must bring the doll back to Taiwan. I also want to bring Meituan back to Taiwan,” she said—a nod to importing the mainland’s tech-driven delivery services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
At times, Laos has struggled to provide power to its neighbours and finds itself importing energy, at significant cost, according to a recent World Bank report.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
In the meantime, the government is also considering temporarily importing milk from the neighbouring countries to ease the shortage.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Within two years after this insect was accidentally introduced from Europe in 1917, the United States Government had mounted one of its most intensive programs for locating and importing parasites of an insect pest.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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