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China is mostly mentioned in agribusiness over concerns about farmland ownership or import commitments on soybeans and beef.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

"Australia's import requirements for dogs are based on biosecurity risk, not the intended use of the animal," Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry told a Senate inquiry in June.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Any sharp jump in import costs could compel the Bank of Japan to more aggressively raise rates, potentially undermining the country’s fragile economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

And with few buses or cars on the roads due to petrol shortages, private firms will also be able to sell fuel as well as import and construct electric vehicles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Its electricity tracker includes only the energy that is produced in state, not imports from Arizona, for example.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Net exports subtracted a point from GDP, which is a statistical wash since imports flow into consumer spending and investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

"The subdued 1.5 percent annualized rise in GDP in Q2 underplays the economy's strength as it reflects a drag from rising imports and falling inventories that won't be sustained for long."

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

She says that the EU is expected to get as much as 80% of its LNG imports from the US by 2030.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The old Ford looked odd, out of place among the expensive imports, sports cars, and 4 x 4s.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

If the Strait of Hormuz remains impaired and China continues restricting phosphate exports, nitrogen producers with secure, low-cost inputs should remain better positioned than phosphate producers dependent on imported sulfur.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Tariffs and labor costs in particular complicate plans for building affordable cars in the country, and most budget-friendly cars in the U.S. today are built overseas and imported to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

India has enthusiastically adopted AI but has yet to produce globally competitive models and remains dependent on imported advanced semiconductors.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Despite that success the industry still relies on varieties that are imported from California, Florida, Italy and Spain, as no one in India has developed a domestic plant.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

One recommended improvements to the public health office, while another suggested that the fever had been imported from the West Indies by French immigrants.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Eugene Kim designed the interior of the spa, importing nearly all the materials and most of the furniture from Korea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Without Russian diesel, importing countries have turned in large part to U.S. diesel, which has helped push U.S. domestic prices higher, Mills said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Extracting a tonne of coal now costs nearly twice as much as importing it, and domestic production no longer fully covers the country's needs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

He also believes that new requirements to adhere to EU standards "is a challenge for anybody who is importing goods from the UK or anywhere else outside the EU".

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Why was Bobbie Lyles importing ridiculous amounts of data into her home, into her back bedroom, specifically; way more data than that crappy desktop dinosaur PC with its half a gigabyte of RAM could handle?

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin