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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The German carmaker is also holding all vehicles delivered after April 3 at US ports of entry.
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The county, with a population of 3,130, lies on a remote bend of the Rio Grande and became a major crossing point during the coronavirus pandemic, when limits on asylum applicants at official ports of entry pushed thousands to attempt to smuggle themselves into the country instead.
—Jack Herrera Jack Herrera, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The changes appear on factory floors in East Asia, in the shipping and transportation industry, at U.S. ports of entry and among U.S. retailers that warn of empty shelves.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
According to wildlife experts, over 50,000 live animals were seized or abandoned at U.S. ports of entry between 2015 and 2019, and spider monkey confiscations are rising.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The county, with a population of 3,130, lies on a remote bend of the Rio Grande and became a major crossing point during the coronavirus pandemic, when limits on asylum applicants at official ports of entry pushed thousands to attempt to smuggle themselves into the country instead.
—Jack Herrera Jack Herrera, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The changes appear on factory floors in East Asia, in the shipping and transportation industry, at U.S. ports of entry and among U.S. retailers that warn of empty shelves.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
According to wildlife experts, over 50,000 live animals were seized or abandoned at U.S. ports of entry between 2015 and 2019, and spider monkey confiscations are rising.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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