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foreigner

[fawr-uh-ner, for-] / ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr- /


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The German word Ausländer means outsider—a foreigner who does not belong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Five years later, he was chosen by a conservative British prime minister, David Cameron, to head the Bank of England, becoming the first foreigner to lead the institution.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

It is unclear whether the incoming head coach will be a Scot or foreigner.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

“Why isn’t a foreigner, an Emirati, Canadian and Irish citizen, the face of this project if it’s for national security?” she said.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

For a foreigner to hunt he must present a certificate that he had never been arrested.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

“God willing, the foreigners will come back soon and we’ll have a better quality of life,” said José Medina, a fisherman with five children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“The Brazil of bossa nova and samba, the Brazil that so many foreigners know and that Lula grew up with, has now been almost totally replaced,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

A further 5,285 people are missing in Nepal, including hundreds of foreigners.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Japan should stop viewing foreigners merely as a temporary labour force and instead promote their long-term settlement by expanding Japanese-language education and improving their treatment," it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Outlanders, foreigners, and freedmen were not allowed inside the Black Wall save at the invitation of those who dwelt within, scions of the Old Blood who could trace their ancestry back to Valyria itself.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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