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foreigner

[fawr-uh-ner, for-] / ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr- /


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“I was such a foreigner, a guest in that community,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They also cast him as a foreigner, despite him being from Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory and makes him a U.S. citizen since birth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

He is the only foreigner to have served as chief executive of a company among South Korea’s top 30 business groups, according to Park Ju-gun, CEO of Leaders Index, a Seoul-based corporate research firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

"He's inspirational because I can relate to him. Coming here as a foreigner and actually making it in life, that's a big inspiration for me," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Madu saw him as a foreigner, which perhaps was why he thought he would be good at this.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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