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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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Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, however, said the visit did not necessarily mean "we have reached a turning point or a decisive situation".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The move will affect both immigrants in the country illegally and foreign professionals sponsored by U.S. companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She ran an unsuccessful bid for president in 2020, positioning herself on an anti-interventionalist foreign policy platform.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Russia's foreign ministry said that those responsible would face "face inevitable and severe punishment".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In effect, the political institutions and the very authority of the federal government were too new and ill-formed to cope effectively with the foreign and domestic challenges facing the new nation.

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




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