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Once there, it’s mixed with local gum to circumvent sourcing policies of international gum processing companies, which aim to curb import of gum from conflict-ridden areas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

At the same time, rising fuel prices are increasing pressure on some countries to sell their gold reserves to support their currencies and economies struggling with higher import costs, according to the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“Stablecoins attempt to import credibility from public money while operating outside the established settlement system,” Pablo Hernández de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, noted in a recent speech.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Even though Tanzania levies a 35% import tax on used clothes, Ilala is still overflowing with customers looking for cheap clothes.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

What is agreed upon is that Lawrence understood almost immediately the import of what he had seen, even though Wideroe’s report was written in dense technical German, a language that was largely beyond Ernest’s ken.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik