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.

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ins. ² American  

abbreviation

1. inches.

2. Chiefly British. inscribed.

3. inspector.

4. insulated.

5. insurance.

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INS ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. International News Service

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ins. ² British  

abbreviation

1. inches

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Example Sentences

Plus, if our application for a green card got denied, I wanted to revel in the perks of being an American teenager before the INS killed my vibe.

From Literature

He worked for the INS and had an American wife.

From Literature

Other times INS helicopters fly too low, whip up waves, and swamp inner tubes, riders and all.

From Literature

“I’m sorry, the 1-600 is an INS formality. The home study is done by the adoption agency you choose,” Omar said.

From Literature

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

From Literature