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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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Pakistan's foreign ministry did not respond to request for comment on the contract.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The U.S.’s Export-Import Bank offers financing for critical-materials projects in which foreign entities supply American companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

California State University has about 12,000 foreign students systemwide.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Jones and Bowles were among six foreign tourists who died after consuming free drinks at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Serbia “must be eliminated as a power factor in the Balkans,” warned Count Leopold von Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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