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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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But cooperation, she said, should not extend to foreign agents operating in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

There are large queues to try on AI glasses that claim to translate foreign languages and robotic legs to help climb mountains.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Road closures are a small price to pay for a much greater reward, for peace to return to the region,” said Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a former Pakistan foreign secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Peru's foreign and defense ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the decision by the government to stall a $3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

He doubted whether the republican principles planted by the founding generation would grow in foreign soil.

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




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