abroad
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While Congress controls the purse strings for foreign wars, lawmakers are often reluctant to withhold funding for U.S. troops serving abroad, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Her colleague Georges agreed, saying he had built his house and sent his children to study abroad thanks to his funeral parlour.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
"I love being here in the UK, but I am looking at jobs abroad because that seems to be where there are more opportunities at the moment," said Richardson-Slipper.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In any case, the U.S. is the world’s net exporter of diesel, sending an average of about 200,000 metric tons of diesel abroad every day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Que pensez-vous?” she said, airing her French, which had improved in quantity, if not in quality, since she came abroad.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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