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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Congress should use modern day technology to help curtail drug activity along ports of entry, fund processing centers.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Although there was another cruise ship at the docks, Colombo felt like an excitingly off-the-radar port of entry, not at all overrun.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The six-lane bridge, expected to open in early 2026, would be one of the largest ports of entry in North America designed to improve traffic flow and border security.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The bridge includes an 853-meter span over the Detroit River, along with two approach bridges, port of entry complexes in the United States and Canada, and connection points to existing highways.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Although there was another cruise ship at the docks, Colombo felt like an excitingly off-the-radar port of entry, not at all overrun.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The six-lane bridge, expected to open in early 2026, would be one of the largest ports of entry in North America designed to improve traffic flow and border security.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The bridge includes an 853-meter span over the Detroit River, along with two approach bridges, port of entry complexes in the United States and Canada, and connection points to existing highways.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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