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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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Sheinbaum, citing the need for bilateral cooperation, said that “any relationship with the United States government” — especially issues regarding security — must be channeled through Mexico’s federal government, specifically the ministry of foreign affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The government said nearly 60,000 illegal migrants and foreign criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since the government took office.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

There is something deeper going on here than a fight over foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The first batch of deportees arrived last Friday in the central African country under a controversial US migration scheme to pack off undocumented foreign nationals to third countries.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Promising in a foreign language feels less like lying.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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