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foreign

[fawr-in, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- /


ADJECTIVE
not belonging to the place or body in which found
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As its new leadership seeks to attract foreign investment, exports approached 1 million barrels a day in March, the highest level since 2019, although significant risks remain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

According to one retired operator, the heyday of the donkeys was the 1960s and '70s, before cheap foreign holidays to Mediterranean coasts slashed the numbers of summer holidaymakers to UK resorts.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It states have "the undeniable sovereign right" to establish their own immigration policies and remove foreign nationals in the public interest.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Depositary shares give investors exposure to a common stock, typically from a foreign issuer, without the need for foreign-exchange trading.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Perhaps the supreme example of Jefferson’s greater flexibility occurred on the foreign policy front.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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