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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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Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister since 2014, said the news of the Pope's ill health was "a bit of a game changer", adding "it's going to make things a bit different".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Among those considered by diplomats to be potential entrants are Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the US-backed "Board of Peace," and the UAE's minister of state for foreign affairs Lana Nusseibeh.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Home purchases often require all cash, and in countries that do offer mortgages to foreign buyers, be prepared to put up to 50% down and pay higher rates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The United Steelworkers union said that although it recognizes the stresses on Canada’s steel industry, difficult market conditions can’t automatically erase commitments that were central to the approval of a major foreign acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The second section of this first draft that Washington sent to Hamilton focused on the foreign policy issues that had dominated his second term.

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


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