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If Chinese import demand continues to recover, more of the burden of adjusting global consumption would fall on the rest of the world, Capital Economics said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
With an export ban in place, U.S. refiners would likely drop their diesel production significantly, but the U.S. would still need to import certain grades of gasoline and other fuels, Babin said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
According to the rules taking effect on Tuesday, Chinese citizens may be prohibited from leaving the country if they violate technology import and export regulations that "may endanger national industrial or technological security".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Since then, higher fuel costs and new import tariffs on Canadian goods have entered the mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Maybe we should import a new group of scientists,” Cara says, sighing.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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Total imports and exports hit $400.8 billion in January through August this year, Chinese customs data shows, a 5.4 percent rise from the same period in 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Iran imports industrial machinery, electronics and automotive spare parts from China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Chinese crude imports rose to 9 million barrels a day in August from 7.2 million in June, while ship-tracking data for the first half of September point to a further gradual increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
While England internationals George Kruis and Alex Goode have made moves there in the past, there has been a shift lately to favour Japanese players over big-money imports.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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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A weak yen tends to make imported goods more expensive, thus fuelling inflation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
While TNT has tried other sources, “the quality and safety is not close,” and imported fireworks “pose no threat to America’s broader trade or national security interests.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
They compared imported varieties for such traits as maturity, yield, plant form and suitability for seed or hay, selecting strains that showed promise for cultivation in the United States.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Officials have linked the outbreak, which affected 21 states, to lettuce imported from Mexico by Taylor Farms, a key supplier for many US food outlets.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In all, about 100 species of imported predators and parasites have become established.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Such firms could be negatively affected by new rules of origin, depending on how many components they source from North America, versus importing from Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
US importing businesses, particularly those close to the Canadian border, will likely feel the pinch from higher costs, Knightley of ING said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
"So they begin importing from around the world, hundreds of tonnes of PCBs."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That's how the excess 02 I've been importing ends up in the tanks.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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