INS

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.

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Words nearby INS

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

Definition for INS (2 of 2)

ins.

inches.

Chiefly British. inscribed.

inspector.

insulated.

insurance.

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Example sentences from the Web for INS

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
And immigrants from the Caucasus can expect much greater scrutiny from INS.
Manhunt for Boston Terrorists|Megan McArdle|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She has a blog, Fox on Stocks, where the self-taught savant holds forth on the ins and outs of the market.
When Celebrities Like Mila Kunis Talk Stocks, It’s Time to Get Out of the Market|Daniel Gross|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He has spent 30 years getting to know the ins and outs of the company.
Citi's Parade of CEOs|Daniel Gross|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Budding designers learn the ins and outs of the fashion industry over four intense days in New York.
Camp Fashion Design Draws Budding Designers To New York|Robin Givhan|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We want no 'outs' or 'ins'—in this country every man should be 'in,' given heart and soul to honest industry.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various
Continue even until work from beginning, at centre, measures 7½ ins.
Beehive for Bairns, Vol. 2|Various
Ye sail stay wi' me till he kens a' the ins and outs o' it, then I'll gie ye twenty pounds.
Winter Evening Tales|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
You'd have been astonished what those two fine old chiefs knew of the ins and outs of such matters.
Rewards and Fairies|Rudyard Kipling
He thought there might be ins and outs in this affair that had not yet come to the surface.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series|Mrs. Henry 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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