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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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India's foreign ministry summoned the deputy head of the US embassy in Delhi to lodge an official protest.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The result for Infantino has been an obsequious presence around American officials while navigating thorny questions of U.S. foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Holly Williams: Williams has been a foreign correspondent working out of Istanbul since 2012.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Also on companies’ wish lists are expanded market access in China and reassurances from Xi on foreign investment amid Beijing’s growing regime of countermeasures and restrictions.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Think of the responsibility which you are asking me to take!” the czar told his foreign minister.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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