importation
noun
im·por·ta·tion
ˌim-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
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In August, Huerta Nuño was extradited to San Diego and indicted on federal charges related to the importation and distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, as well as money laundering.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet ethanol is scarce in most Brazilian hospitals, and fomepizole – approved in the United States and Europe since the 1990s – reached Brazil only this week through the emergency importation of 2,500 doses.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
That exception — called the Berman amendments — explicitly prevents the government from using IEEPA to regulate the importation of films, music, artwork, news accounts, and other such content.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The importation of non-native species of plants has the unintended consequence of also introducing non-native species of insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet ethanol is scarce in most Brazilian hospitals, and fomepizole – approved in the United States and Europe since the 1990s – reached Brazil only this week through the emergency importation of 2,500 doses.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
That exception — called the Berman amendments — explicitly prevents the government from using IEEPA to regulate the importation of films, music, artwork, news accounts, and other such content.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The importation of non-native species of plants has the unintended consequence of also introducing non-native species of insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Importation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/importation. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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