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
It said the expedition comprises 10 people -- including five Nepalese, a Pakistani, an Omani, an American, a climber from China, and one other foreigner.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 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
“Kafka was a foreigner everywhere, especially in Prague,” Maïa Hruska writes in her absorbing book, “Kafkaesque,” which receives a fittingly attentive translation from the French by Sam Taylor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
As soon as I had mentioned that we knew the handsome foreigner, Odile expressed delight.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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“God willing, the foreigners will come back soon and we’ll have a better quality of life,” said José Medina, a fisherman with five children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Argentine President Javier Milei's government said Friday that the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
This year, close to 100 million foreigners are expected to come to Spain, making it the second most-visited country in the world, just behind France.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Perversely, this reduces the Treasurys that foreigners buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He pulled himself together, and as he was about to take his first bite, the two happy-face foreigners walked into the dining room and asked him to come with them.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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