foreigner
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“Why isn’t a foreigner, an Emirati, Canadian and Irish citizen, the face of this project if it’s for national security?” she said.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Although Alfredo is Mexican, he feels like a foreigner in the country he left behind when he was a teenager.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The foreigner ministers of Chile and Bolivia met Thursday in a step toward restoring relations severed 50 years ago, the latter's foreign minister said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
“I was such a foreigner, a guest in that community,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
For a foreigner to hunt he must present a certificate that he had never been arrested.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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For capital importers like the U.S., to which foreigners have exposures of around $30 trillion, falling asset prices will be amplified by currency weakness as investors exit — creating adverse feedback loops and financing pressures.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The administration used the Commerce Department’s export-control authority to ban foreigners, including Anthropic’s own employees, from using its technology last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Buddhism-themed tourism is thriving and tens of thousands of locals and foreigners sign up every year for "temple stay" retreats where they eat simple monastic food, do chores and meditate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Government supporters in what were welcoming crowds kept approaching foreigners - including what the government says were 400 social media influencers - to ask "where are you from?"
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Luckily, the crowds were heavy and motley enough that one more group of foreigners could go unnoticed, and Inej found herself breathing a bit easier.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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