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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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Finding new markets has also become more imperative as competition among local and foreign companies intensifies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Asare says the campaign has often viewed the returning diaspora simply as a means of foreign cash flow, raising prices and negatively altering local economies.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Tehran, which has endured years of sanctions, is pushing more of the burden onto households by rationing fuel and electricity, restricting scarce foreign currency and cutting investment while preserving essential imports and state resources.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has enough on his plate managing American foreign policy.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Looking back over the full sweep of American history, one would be hard-pressed to discover a presidency more dominated by a single foreign policy problem and simultaneously more divided domestically over how to solve it.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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