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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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Both countries are more reliant on foreign oil-field-service companies for drilling and must reinject pressure into mature, low-pressure oil wells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Reportedly built in 2019 to welcome Xi for his first-ever state visit to Pyongyang that year, the guest house has hosted foreign leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“We’ve been in talks with various foreign players including the U.S., the European Union, China and others.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In Mauritius, L'Express newspaper reported on Monday that the island nation was also barring foreign travellers from the three countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A foreign diplomat told a reporter, “You can’t believe it’s possible that human beings can be so regimented or that, in such a short time, an entire nation could have become so war-minded.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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