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INS

1 American  
Or I.N.S.

  1. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

  2. International News Service, a news-gathering agency: merged in 1958 with United Press to form United Press International.

ins. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. inches.

  2. Chiefly British. inscribed.

  3. inspector.

  4. insulated.

  5. insurance.

INS 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. International News Service

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
ins. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. inches

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Example Sentences

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INS data revealed two-thirds of apprehended workers labored in industrial and construction jobs, not agriculture as was conventionally believed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

In China, Tomorrowland has partnered with entertainment companies Hero Esports and INS Land, and was supported by local authorities keen to burnish the city's international hub credentials.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

In March and April 1940, the INS was still under the Labor Department before it transferred to the Justice Department in May 1940.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

Former INS commissioner Doris Meissner, in an interview with Salon, noted similar issues that a second Trump administration would face, citing three problematic categories.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

Fellow immigrants from your homeland are more than willing to pay it forward and pitch in to make sure the INS doesn't detain you.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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