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INS

¹ American

Or I.N.S.

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

ins. ² American

abbreviation

inches.
Chiefly British. inscribed.
inspector.
insulated.
insurance.

INS ¹ British

abbreviation

International News Service

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ins. ² British

abbreviation

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

The INS reported that apprehending about 1.1 million people, while other estimates suggest that as many as 1.5 million people were deported.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

Then, at Milla 12, the first INS checkpoint north of Laredo, the trains stop inside a fence.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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