customs
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And yet out of all the savagery and destruction, Mr. Winder asserts, also came the distinctive intermingling of customs, cultures and ideas that marked the future of all three river regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The time I scored a seat and managed to take a little nap on the ride to customs.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Hours later, the Philippines' customs department issued a statement saying it had ordered the "preventative suspension" of an agent who owned the guns "allegedly used by the student involved".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
In recent years, customs officials have repeatedly intercepted passengers arriving from south-east Asia with live reptiles, birds and primates concealed in their luggage.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He was smoothing the note on his palm, when a young very dark-skinned customs officer asked, “Anything to declare, sir?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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