foreign

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“Now that it’s been tweaked to make it something else, the immune system can recognize it as foreign and there’s the potential issue of having an unwanted immune response,” Colenso-Semple said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The oil surge also benefited the U.S. dollar to the detriment of foreign currencies, as oil is generally priced in dollars.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The origins of gladiatorial combat are unknown, though it was generally agreed by the Romans that it had been a foreign import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The government explains this concentration of wealth as an attempt to put wealth in national, instead of foreign hands.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

On almost all the disputes over domestic and foreign policy in the 1790s Adams and Jefferson had found themselves on different sides.

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