INS
Immigration and Naturalization Service.
INS
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I.N.S.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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International News Service, a news-gathering agency: merged in 1958 with United Press to form United Press International.
ins.
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inches.
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Chiefly British. inscribed.
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inspector.
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insulated.
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insurance.
INS
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ins.
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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
By contrast, ICE, which evolved from the INS interior enforcers, their goal was to find people who had made it past Border Patrol, or who had overstayed a visa, and take those people into custody.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
While the INS sought to deny Lennon a visa based upon a prior criminal act, Khalil has no known arrests.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
In fact, I work for someone inside the INS.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Be sure to check ins. etc. 10,000 ins.
From Time Magazine Archive
For a 6-ft. diameter caisson these hoops are ¾ by 3 ins.; they are made in two parts, which are bolted together as shown by Fig.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
The tube was then raised 16 ins. and the operations repeated to form another layer.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
The length of blade should be about 2 ft.; breadth of blade, from 5¾ ins. to 6¼ ins.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
Roadway of spar bridge.—For infantry in fours crowded the transoms should have a diam. of not less than 9 ins. for a span of 15 ft.
From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by James A. (James Alfred) Moss
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