importation
noun
im·por·ta·tion
ˌim-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
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Thus, for those familiar with his work, fashioning a menu around the carbon-intensive importation of luxury ingredients from France does seem tangentially contradictory to such an ethos.
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In 2021, the U.S. Congress voted down the Kangaroo Protection Act, which would have banned the sale and importation of such products (California has banned those imports since 1971).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
For that potential reduction in innovation and access, Americans wouldn't get much in return from importation.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Justice Department previously returned an indictment against El Mencho in April 2022, charging him with leading a continuing criminal enterprise to manufacture and distribute fentanyl for importation into the U.S., according to the Department of Justice.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In 2021, the U.S. Congress voted down the Kangaroo Protection Act, which would have banned the sale and importation of such products (California has banned those imports since 1971).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
For that potential reduction in innovation and access, Americans wouldn't get much in return from importation.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Justice Department previously returned an indictment against El Mencho in April 2022, charging him with leading a continuing criminal enterprise to manufacture and distribute fentanyl for importation into the U.S., according to the Department of Justice.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Importation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/importation. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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importation
noun
im·por·ta·tion
ˌim-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌpȯr-,
-pər-
1
: the act or practice of importing
2
: something imported : import
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