importation
noun
im·por·ta·tion
| \ ˌim-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən
, -pər-\
, -pər-\
Examples of importation in a Sentence
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The drug industry lobby, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, has successfully blocked past efforts in Washington to allow importation. — Washington Post, "Health chief says Trump working on prescription import plan," 31 July 2019 Trump had recently endorsed a new Florida law to allow importation. — Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Twin Cities, "US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada," 31 July 2019 Trump had recently endorsed a new Florida law to allow importation. — Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, The Denver Post, "U.S. sets up first-ever plan allowing prescription drugs from Canada," 31 July 2019 Trump had recently endorsed a new Florida law to allow importation. — Author: Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Anchorage Daily News, "US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada," 31 July 2019 Just in my business, Israel stifles the expansion of our ground networks, obstructs the importation of equipment, and restricts our frequencies, so that only Israeli carriers can offer next-generation broadband. — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, "Why Jared Kushner’s Bahrain Conference Won’t Do Much for the Palestinian Economy," 19 June 2019 DeSantis this spring convinced state lawmakers to carry out the drug-importation plan, despite fierce opposition from the pharmaceutical industry. — Christine Sexton, orlandosentinel.com, "Trump’s plan could boost Florida efforts to import prescription drugs from Canada," 31 July 2019 The pharmaceutical industry fought Florida’s importation plan, blitzing the airwaves with ads opposing the bill. — Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, "Florida’s prescription drug import plan — and Gov. Ron DeSantis — get major boost from Donald Trump," 31 July 2019 That spurred the importation of up to 1,500 animals per month for a time, though the country later banned the practice. — Douglas Main, National Geographic, "Raccoons are spreading across Earth—and climate change could help," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'importation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for importation
importation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of importation
: the act of importing products
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importation
noun
im·por·ta·tion
| \ ˌim-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən
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Kids Definition of importation
: the act or practice of bringing into a country
importation of goods
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