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foreigner

[fawr-uh-ner, for-] / ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr- /


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“Kafka was a foreigner everywhere, especially in Prague,” Maïa Hruska writes in her absorbing book, “Kafkaesque,” which receives a fittingly attentive translation from the French by Sam Taylor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“I was such a foreigner, a guest in that community,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He is the only foreigner to have served as chief executive of a company among South Korea’s top 30 business groups, according to Park Ju-gun, CEO of Leaders Index, a Seoul-based corporate research firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

"He's inspirational because I can relate to him. Coming here as a foreigner and actually making it in life, that's a big inspiration for me," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

“It’s not I the wind spoke about. It’s the other foreigner, the Englishman. He’s the one that’s looking for you.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho




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