INS

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Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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

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Words nearby INS

inro, inroad, inroads, in round numbers, inrush, INS, in saecula saeculorum, insalivate, insalubrious, ins and outs, insane

Other definitions for INS (2 of 2)

ins.

abbreviation

inches.

Chiefly British. inscribed.

inspector.

insulated.

insurance.

How to use INS in a sentence

DeCrow would come to lead a movement against this practice, suing the Hotel Syracuse in 1969 and calling for protests and sit-ins.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I wanted to ask the question I think every mother who is fascinated by the ins and outs of the real case wants answered.
Amanda Knox: A Mother’s Obsession|Nina Darnton|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are many kinds of allegories in the ancient world, but it would be unusual for people to be stand-ins for other people.
Jesus Christ, Baby Daddy?|Candida Moss|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They take pictures of the information that is posted for public viewing, and even record videos of the teach-ins.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies|Brendon Hong|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Others sported beaded necklaces, handcrafted hair clip-ins and rings all of similar caliber.
Miley Cyrus Channels Her Bad Year Into Rave-Kid Art|Justin Jones|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When a pupil makes his own Correlations, every concurrence he uses is a real concurrence to him, and so with his Ins.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
What, he that weares a clout about his necke,His cuffes ins pocket, and his heart ins mouth?
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Of cave-ins and explosions she had heard and read a good deal.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
In their eyes, an election is not the decision of a great, impartial jury, but a struggle between the "ins" and the "outs."
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross
His own opinion was asked about one matter, as they inspected the cut-ins of the ramp cleaving Crenshaw Hill.
Mountain|Clement Wood

British Dictionary definitions for INS (1 of 2)

INS

abbreviation for

International News Service

British Dictionary definitions for INS (2 of 2)

ins.

abbreviation for

inches

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