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Recent Examples of overseas
This encompasses members of the sports and books departments and will also lessen the number of overseas journalists and suspend The Post Reports podcast.
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
But the economy of the British empire as a whole—Britain plus Ireland plus Canada plus Australia plus New Zealand plus South Africa plus India plus the other British dominions and overseas colonies—that entity remained the world’s largest economic unit until during the First World War.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Will the Chicago Bears have an overseas game next season?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Much attention goes to the NFL’s overseas games, but the league has also deputized its teams to help spread the sport in other international markets.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
But the economy of the British empire as a whole—Britain plus Ireland plus Canada plus Australia plus New Zealand plus South Africa plus India plus the other British dominions and overseas colonies—that entity remained the world’s largest economic unit until during the First World War.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Will the Chicago Bears have an overseas game next season?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Much attention goes to the NFL’s overseas games, but the league has also deputized its teams to help spread the sport in other international markets.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseas
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Khelif did not compete in an international boxing tournament in the Netherlands last summer after failing to register in time before the applications closed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The weeklong trip may be one of only a few international trips Vance makes this year.—
MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Care at home is even more dependent upon immigrants, with around 1 in 3 home health workers foreign-born.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nearly one in five commercial truck drivers nationwide is foreign-born, and Florida’s freight, agriculture and construction sectors rely heavily on that workforce to move goods safely and efficiently.—
Bhupinder Kaur,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The clientele at Chablé has primarily been couples looking for a quiet, romantic retreat in an exotic tropical setting though the property is making a play to attract more families with the addition of a kid’s club and a small farm with a petting zoo, both new in 2024.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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These are exotic versions of protons contain an up quark, a down quark and a strange quark instead of the proton’s two ups and one down.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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But despite some intriguing production, Joji still feels distant and unknowable.—
Mehan Jayasuriya,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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This isn’t some distant future.—
Brent Saunders,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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But today there’s something refreshingly unusual about electronic music so unabashedly idealistic, something that declines to submit to reality and instead goes searching for some far-off nirvana, finding connections to other dreamers on the way.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are paintings and sculptures and intricate masks from far-off lands; laboratory and astronomical equipment; second-hand furniture and mirrors; clothing (perfect for early Halloween shopping) and… well, the list goes on and on, covering nine departments and 90,000-plus square feet of shopping.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The plane crashed in a very remote part of Emerald Mountain, a mountain with hiking and biking trails just across the Yampa River from Steamboat Springs, Routt County Sheriff Doug Scherar said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The company is also evaluating new roles for drivers who may be affected by the spread of AVs, including remote safety drivers, data labelers, and LiDAR maintenance staff.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
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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.—
Drake Bentley,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2024
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Based in the northwestern France, the Besniers over the course of three generations have expanded what began as an artisanal cheese-making operation into a multinational entity with products sold in some 150 countries.—
Tara Patel,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet, because of the loophole in the Citizens United ruling, foreign investors can now subvert that federal law through multinational corporations.—
Michael Gianaris,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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