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foreigner

noun as in person from another country

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The U.K. this year scrapped a tax benefit for expats, known as the non-domiciled regime, that allowed foreigners living in the U.K. to pay tax only on what they earned domestically.

Individuals are the second-biggest investor base in the Tokyo stock market after foreigners, in terms of trading activity.

Governments often made a deliberate effort to restrict trade with foreigners, because the constant change and innovation trade brings can upset the status quo.

A changing cast of foreigners, many of whom didn’t have a background in foreign aid or childhood development, helped run Sovann Komar, according to emails, tax filings and other documents reviewed by WSJ.

Venture investors worry that immigration roadblocks will deter foreigners from starting companies in the U.S. and otherwise push global talent overseas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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