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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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Reportedly built in 2019 to welcome Xi for his first-ever state visit to Pyongyang that year, the guest house has hosted foreign leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Currency from abroad would be spent in government-owned stores, alleviating internal tension and providing the state with desperately needed foreign exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In Mauritius, L'Express newspaper reported on Monday that the island nation was also barring foreign travellers from the three countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

This policy is driving up manufacturing costs for domestic and foreign producers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

To them, Africa was as foreign as it was to white Americans.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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