port of entry
noun phrase
1
: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2
: a place where an alien may be permitted to enter a country
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Water, went to the San Ysidro port of entry at the border of Mexico and California with her paperwork to apply for a TN visa.
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Adriana Gallardo, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
Officers discovered the meat and prescription drugs after encountering a 52-year-old U.S. citizen from Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the El Paso port of entry.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The president in February imposed a tariff on packages from China worth less than $800 before canceling the order amid a package pile up at U.S. ports of entry.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
The warnings come after a series of detentions at U.S. ports of entry that involved foreign tourists and green card holders.
—Ceylan Yeğinsu, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Adriana Gallardo, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
Officers discovered the meat and prescription drugs after encountering a 52-year-old U.S. citizen from Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the El Paso port of entry.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The president in February imposed a tariff on packages from China worth less than $800 before canceling the order amid a package pile up at U.S. ports of entry.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
The warnings come after a series of detentions at U.S. ports of entry that involved foreign tourists and green card holders.
—Ceylan Yeğinsu, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for port of entry
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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