foreign

Example Sentences

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“Now that it’s been tweaked to make it something else, the immune system can recognize it as foreign and there’s the potential issue of having an unwanted immune response,” Colenso-Semple said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Consequently, foreign stock funds have underperformed U.S. ones since the war began because stocks in most foreign funds are priced in local currencies.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Likewise, a visa overstay isn’t a foreign mission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The government explains this concentration of wealth as an attempt to put wealth in national, instead of foreign hands.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

As a medical doctor, Regina knew more about the risks than he did, but Bobby was afraid of a foreign object being implanted in his mother’s body and what it might do to her.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady