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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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Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state TV that reports of an agreement were "speculative" and "nothing has been finalised".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Another reason is that not every dollar invested in an IPO represents a new foreign inflow.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Despite a 150% year to date gain, Samsung shares dropped 16% last week amid foreign investor sales and leveraged local buying.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The venture works through depositary receipts—or securities that allow investors to buy stakes in foreign companies—that are authorized and tokenized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I explained that I’d taken the test of English as a foreign language.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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