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Recent Examples of foreign-born
Complicating this issue is that many of Anthropic’s researchers are foreign-born, meaning they were barred from accessing their own product.
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Terrence O'Brien,
The Verge,
13 June 2026
Lady Liberty is herself foreign-born, an 1885 gift to the nation from France, and a reminder that this is a place where people come to build a new life for themselves and their children.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
Of the eight teams in the field — TCU, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Arizona, Baylor, Texas, Virginia and Mississippi State — 55 percent of the players are foreign-born.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Just 3% of players on NFL rosters last season were foreign-born, according to one analysis.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Terrence O'Brien,
The Verge,
13 June 2026
Lady Liberty is herself foreign-born, an 1885 gift to the nation from France, and a reminder that this is a place where people come to build a new life for themselves and their children.
—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
Of the eight teams in the field — TCU, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Arizona, Baylor, Texas, Virginia and Mississippi State — 55 percent of the players are foreign-born.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Just 3% of players on NFL rosters last season were foreign-born, according to one analysis.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
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All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
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Their Dingač gained international recognition after scoring 99 out of 100 points from Wine Enthusiast.
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Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.
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Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
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Often regarded as Australia's culinary capital, Melbourne was also recently named the world's top food city thanks to its diverse restaurant scene, thriving coffee culture, and multicultural influences.
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But this hasn’t stopped multicultural Montrealers from supporting their teams publicly, including Moroccan fans taking to the streets and throwing flares after a victory.
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The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.
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Formula 1 now operates as a sophisticated soft-power environment where investors, founders, political leaders, engineers and multinational executives gather within a highly concentrated ecosystem of decision-making.
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In 1976, The Times described the center as a place to prepare for an overseas trip where visitors could get passports and visas, as well as exchange dollars for francs, marks, rubles and other currency.
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In just over half those states, the more forgiving deadlines apply only to ballots cast by military and overseas voters.
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Current and former military service members who are applying to become naturalized citizens, though, are still eligible for fee exemptions.
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In May, the Justice Department moved to strip a dozen people of their naturalized citizenship.
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If internal promotion rates fall and companies lean harder on external senior hires who do not yet exist in sufficient numbers, the warnings from Cortez, DDI, and Korn Ferry will have been correct.
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Meta is also working to cut its ballooning AI spending by reducing reliance on costly external tools.
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign-born. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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