importer

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The company, currently valued at around 18 billion euros, was Germany's biggest gas importer when it was nationalised, and is a key supplier to industrial companies and local authorities.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Uniper was Germany’s largest importer of Russian natural gas, flows of which were cut off after the diplomatic crisis that followed Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor early in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Canada became a net importer of U.S. electricity for the first time in March 2024, said Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy and natural resources at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

As a major crude oil importer, India is exposed to higher oil and gas costs, and supply-side disruptions that threaten to swell its import bill and fuel a rise in inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Girard was a rich Frenchman with a finger in every pie; he was a merchant, an importer, and a banker.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson