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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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Kurdish forces still hold around 2,200 foreign relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters in a northeastern Syria camp, an official there told AFP earlier this month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

From 2022 through 2025, state-funded security accompanied Paxton on 19 foreign trips to countries including Greece, Italy, South Africa and Mexico, according to records, more than either the governor or lieutenant governor during that time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“We particularly didn’t see a lot of foreign visitors and that’s something that was disappointing,” Filla said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The intelligence community remains committed to safeguarding America's cutting-edge intellectual property from foreign threats," Clayton added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The entire continent was now a vast American manor, within which the people could expand unrestricted by foreign opposition.

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




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