foreigner
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The German word Ausländer means outsider—a foreigner who does not belong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Mosikili said the man was a foreigner but could not say from where.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Today was the saddest day since I’ve been here because, as a foreigner in this land, I expected what I knew about the U.S.,” he said during a virtual press conference that morning.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 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
There was something more foreign about the principal than about any other foreigner she had seen so far.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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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
The rules could increase concern among foreigners about travel to China, though the country is experiencing a tourism boom thanks to expanding visa-free entry policies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The combined toll is 1,428 people dead and more than 5,649 missing, including around 800 foreigners, among them tourists and pilgrims.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Many saw Nims as an incredible climber who helped Nepalese climbers gain international recognition in a field dominated by foreigners.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
I assure all foreigners that their rights will continue to be respected.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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