importation
noun
im·por·ta·tion
ˌim-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
Examples of importation in a Sentence
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For instance, the state of Florida has already banned the importation of Burmese python, and a few other giant constrictors, and they are no longer allowed to be kept as pets or bred for commercial sale.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
That raises the question: who gets credit for drug importation, in Florida no less, where two of the GOP presidential candidates reside?
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 5 Jan. 2024
Florida already has allocated funds to implement the drug importation program.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Germany, one of the European Union’s largest hunting trophy importers, is moving to ban the importation of elephant trophies, according to NBC News.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet Israeli inspectors continue to block much of the importation of humanitarian shelter materials.
—Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
Share [Findings] India’s Supreme Court approved the importation of Namibian cheetahs.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
The manufacture, importation, sale or offer for sale of jamming equipment violates Section 302(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, the FCC says.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
The Montana man brought parts of the Marco Polo argali sheep, which can weigh more than 300 pounds, into the U.S. from Kyrgyzstan without declaring the importation, authorities said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
That raises the question: who gets credit for drug importation, in Florida no less, where two of the GOP presidential candidates reside?
—John Wilkerson, STAT, 5 Jan. 2024
Florida already has allocated funds to implement the drug importation program.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Germany, one of the European Union’s largest hunting trophy importers, is moving to ban the importation of elephant trophies, according to NBC News.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet Israeli inspectors continue to block much of the importation of humanitarian shelter materials.
—Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024
Share [Findings] India’s Supreme Court approved the importation of Namibian cheetahs.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
The manufacture, importation, sale or offer for sale of jamming equipment violates Section 302(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, the FCC says.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
The Montana man brought parts of the Marco Polo argali sheep, which can weigh more than 300 pounds, into the U.S. from Kyrgyzstan without declaring the importation, authorities said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
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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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