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[im-pawrt, -pohrt, im-pawrt, -pohrt] / ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt, ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt /




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Germany has built up import capacities, including with new LNG delivery terminals.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mild weather following the Chuseok holiday likely helped stabilize agricultural prices, while a stronger won may have eased upward pressure on import prices, Meritz Securities chief economist Seunghoon Stephen Lee said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Mission College, worked on movie crews and ran an import business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, Indonesia’s September trade surplus likely narrowed as rising crude-oil prices pushed up import costs, according to Barclays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

‘Much of more import, it may seem, and yet to me less pressing. But maybe we can speak again at the end of the day.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Numerous qualifying food imports — including coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and beef — are exempt from tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The falling currency has further weakened the government's ability to buy fuel, most of which the country imports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Turkey relies heavily on imports of oil, natural gas and coal from countries like Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

A stronger pound can help rein in inflation, and increase buying power for consumers on imports and on holidays.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“All those midsized European nations and their capital cities, imports and exports and what have you! I could hardly keep them straight.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

However, consumer goods — the broad category containing many imported manufactured products — recorded a much smaller increase.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

He argued there was a "rational" case for further exploration if the project's carbon emissions was lower than using imported fuel.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

A stronger franc makes imported goods cheaper but means Switzerland’s exports are less competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Syria depends partly on imported petrol, leaving its people susceptible to shortages and long lines at stations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

To put New England on a vegan diet would mean most of its food would have to be imported from elsewhere.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Despite also importing the bulk of its fuel from the Middle East, it has yet to feel a significant inflationary hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Under the deal, the potentially significant cost of importing millions of barrels of those blending materials is not included in the price.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 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

Bill Bullard, executive director of the producers' organization R-CALF USA, agreed that importing ground beef is a "bad policy" for American farmers.

From Barron's

More important to Italy’s musical enrichment than the cultural salvage from Constantinople was the importing, at vast expense, of skilled and celebrated Flemish composers.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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