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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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AI has risen in importance most quickly among 39 political issues studied by polling firm Blue Rose Research in the past year, though it still trails priorities including the economy, immigration and foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The UAE's foreign ministry called the strike an "unacceptable act of aggression" and said it had the right to respond to any hostilities.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Similarly, those in the media or the foreign policy establishment who profess dismay that China’s rulers now view the U.S. as a global equal are also failing to observe the obvious.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

A searing blister had erupted on my right heel—a bloody, foreign kind of pain that I’d been afraid to mention to anyone because I didn’t want to look too tender.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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