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foreigner

[fawr-uh-ner, for-] / ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr- /


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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

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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