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foreign

[fawr-in, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- /
ADJECTIVE
from another country or strange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alien different external offshore overseas unfamiliar
STRONG
strange
WEAK
barbarian borrowed distant exotic expatriate extralocal extraneous extrinsic far-off faraway from abroad immigrant imported nonnative nonresident not domestic not native outlandish outside transoceanic unaccustomed unknown
Antonyms
STRONGEST
indigenous
WEAK
characteristic domestic familiar known local national native
ADJECTIVE
not relevant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
irrelevant
WEAK
accidental extraneous immaterial impertinent inapposite incongruous inconsistent inconsonant irrelative repugnant unrelated
Antonyms
STRONGEST
pertinent
STRONG
apposite apropos apt germane material relevant
ADJECTIVE
not belonging to the place or body in which found
Synonyms
STRONG
extrinsic
WEAK
acquired adventitious external unassimilable unnecessary
Antonyms
STRONG
intrinsic
WEAK
internal necessary

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Federal officials have started prosecutions of two sprawling cases of alleged fraud in a program that provides foreign nationals with a document called a U visa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The foreign affairs select committee has confirmed Morgan McSweeney, former Downing Street chief of staff, who resigned over his role in Lord Mandelson's appointment in February, will give evidence on Tuesday next week.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Murals and banners have long been a defining feature of Iran's urban landscape, particularly in Tehran, where such paintings in central squares mirror the state's political messaging and foreign policy.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The federal program, known as H-2A, allows growers and farm labor contractors to recruit temporary foreign workers to meet seasonal labor demand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On almost all the disputes over domestic and foreign policy in the 1790s Adams and Jefferson had found themselves on different sides.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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