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foreigner

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


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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

A university student said he felt like a "foreigner" after losing his ability to speak Welsh following a car crash.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

"After this year, will we be better able to recognise a pilgrim in the visitor, a seeker in the stranger, a neighbour in the foreigner, and fellow travellers in those who are different?"

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

The pontiff evoked the gospel of Matthew, adding that "Jesus says very clearly, at the end of the world, we're going to be asked, 'How did you receive the foreigner?"

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

No suggestion that he had wasted yet another night risking his life for an ungrateful foreigner who would never be able to repay him—the Aerodrome Drop-Off Principle taken to extremes.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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