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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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A weaker yen makes the cost of imports more expensive in Japan, which relies on foreign countries for much of its energy and food needs.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Were China to lower its trade with Russia, considering the breakdown of relations with the West, it would significantly complicate Russia's foreign policy objectives.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Its remote, rural location offered protection from a foreign attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

For Mazin, best known to TV audiences for making “Chernobyl” and co-creating “The Last of Us,” these concepts aren’t especially foreign.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

In effect, the political institutions and the very authority of the federal government were too new and ill-formed to cope effectively with the foreign and domestic challenges facing the new nation.

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




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