as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts
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The Americans were among a total of 125 foreigners arrested in Venezuela, which the regime claims were captured while plotting to destabilize the Maduro government.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
Even in the early days of his second term, Trump is limiting the pathways for foreigners to enter the country legally.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
And for many Israelis, this failure persisted throughout more than 15 months of war, as the government proved unable to rescue or return a large number of the 251 hostages—Israelis and foreigners—that had been taken to Gaza.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
The party’s unrelenting focus on protecting French identity and its eagerness to change the French Constitution to restrict the rights of foreigners still mark it in France as a far-right party, experts say.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
Even in the early days of his second term, Trump is limiting the pathways for foreigners to enter the country legally.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
And for many Israelis, this failure persisted throughout more than 15 months of war, as the government proved unable to rescue or return a large number of the 251 hostages—Israelis and foreigners—that had been taken to Gaza.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
The party’s unrelenting focus on protecting French identity and its eagerness to change the French Constitution to restrict the rights of foreigners still mark it in France as a far-right party, experts say.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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