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import

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




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No formal agreement had been signed, so the release had great import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The potential economic impact of New World screwworm on the cattle industry due to import restrictions, reduced productivity and animal loss is substantial, said Sally DeNotta, director of the University of Florida’s Equine Performance Laboratory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

China may have the cheapest batteries in the world, but they’re not so cheap to import.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The increase reflected the growing effects of higher oil prices amid Middle East tensions and the won’s weakness against the U.S. dollar, both of which continued to raise import costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Robben Island itself was becoming a sustaining myth in the struggle, and they wanted to rob it of some of its symbolic import by removing us.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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