foreigner
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“Sometimes,” Mr. Byrne said, “it takes a naive foreigner to appreciate what people who live in a country don’t realize they have”—a sentiment congruent with his advice to think across disciplines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The German word Ausländer means outsider—a foreigner who does not belong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Five years later, he was chosen by a conservative British prime minister, David Cameron, to head the Bank of England, becoming the first foreigner to lead the institution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
As Kip says, Lord Suffolk is the first person to treat him like a fellow Englishman and not a foreigner.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
But later on, fortresses were of little value to her when Cesare Borgia attacked her and when her hostile populace joined with the foreigner.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
More than half of that money, worth $3.9 trillion, is owned by foreigners, according to MUFG.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
In July, Japan implemented a five-fold increase in visa fees for all foreigners – its first visa fee hike in 50 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
According to government figures from 2023–2024, 43 percent of visitors to national museums were foreigners.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Perversely, this reduces the Treasurys that foreigners buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
In any case, Massasoit first had sent Samoset, rather than Tisquantum, to the foreigners.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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