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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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AI has risen in importance most quickly among 39 political issues studied by polling firm Blue Rose Research in the past year, though it still trails priorities including the economy, immigration and foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Then foreign auto makers could better compete with China worldwide.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Scott may not have resonated with foreign audiences in the same way but everybody knew his vast importance to Scotland in a golden era.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

For Mazin, best known to TV audiences for making “Chernobyl” and co-creating “The Last of Us,” these concepts aren’t especially foreign.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

They had been recruited, trained, and armed by the Black Hand, a secret group dedicated to the expansion of the Kingdom of Serbia and the liberation of all Serbs living under foreign rule.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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