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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

If it was foreigner, then Kasper Hjulmand is a good shout though not sure how likely.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

“Today was the saddest day since I’ve been here because, as a foreigner in this land, I expected what I knew about the U.S.,” he said during a virtual press conference that morning.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

I was told that this was the first time such an honor was accorded to a foreigner since Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois had come to Ghana.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

More than half of that money, worth $3.9 trillion, is owned by foreigners, according to MUFG.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei's government said Friday that the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This year, close to 100 million foreigners are expected to come to Spain, making it the second most-visited country in the world, just behind France.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Perversely, this reduces the Treasurys that foreigners buy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

We were first introduced to rap music during one of our visits to Mobimbi, a quarter where the foreigners who worked for the same American company as my father lived.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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