port of entry
noun phrase
1
: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2
: a place (such as an airport or border crossing) where a person may be permitted to enter a country
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The nation’s busiest port of entry celebrated that distinction for the 26th year in a row.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
The vast majority of these deaths are caused by illicit fentanyl which experts report is typically synthesized in Mexico from precursor chemicals provided by Chinese operatives and brought into the United States via vehicles passing through official ports of entry.
—Charles Lebaron, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Other Venezuelans entered legally at land ports of entry after scheduling interviews with border officers.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Ground transportation is supported by five ports of entry, including the San Ysidro-El Chaparral crossing, the busiest in the Western Hemisphere.
—Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
The vast majority of these deaths are caused by illicit fentanyl which experts report is typically synthesized in Mexico from precursor chemicals provided by Chinese operatives and brought into the United States via vehicles passing through official ports of entry.
—Charles Lebaron, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Other Venezuelans entered legally at land ports of entry after scheduling interviews with border officers.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Ground transportation is supported by five ports of entry, including the San Ysidro-El Chaparral crossing, the busiest in the Western Hemisphere.
—Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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