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Recent Examples of foreign-born
The big picture: About 9% of Utah's 2023 population was foreign-born, compared to about 14% nationally.
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Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Even now, 16% of women in the working population are foreign-born, and this group of women uniquely contributes to the wealth of our country by adding cultural capital, social capital and economic capital.
—Kelly Huang, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In California, where one in every four people is foreign-born, immigrants face far greater rates of poverty and lack full access to social programs.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Tension Over Immigration About 14 percent of all eligible voters in Nevada are foreign-born and the economy relies on immigrant labor, making immigration a particularly salient and complicated issue in the state.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Even now, 16% of women in the working population are foreign-born, and this group of women uniquely contributes to the wealth of our country by adding cultural capital, social capital and economic capital.
—Kelly Huang, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In California, where one in every four people is foreign-born, immigrants face far greater rates of poverty and lack full access to social programs.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Tension Over Immigration About 14 percent of all eligible voters in Nevada are foreign-born and the economy relies on immigrant labor, making immigration a particularly salient and complicated issue in the state.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
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Why cars may incur more tariffs than other goods The automotive sector’s supply chain is unique because some pieces move back and forth across international borders while the part is built and assembled, experts say.Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Israel faces heavy international criticism over the unprecedented levels of civilian deaths in Gaza.Melanie Lidman and Waafa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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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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The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
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These aspects are augmented by the more personal appeal of Dubai’s multicultural society, and dynamic, constantly evolving social scene.Arash Jalili, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This is particularly important in an age when the workplace is multi-generational, multicultural, and increasingly geographically multimodal.Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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From consulting for multinational corporations to presenting at international conferences, from being recognized by Forbes to advising the United Nations, Subeh represents a new paradigm of global professional excellence.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Iran passed supplies through Syria to Hezbollah, in neighboring Lebanon, and used it to gather its multinational, mostly Shiite armies of militants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and elsewhere.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Export bans on advanced technologies could temporarily restrict growth in key overseas markets like China, where many of these companies have historically derived substantial revenue.John Buckingham, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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To minimize exposure, choose reputable brands of ground cinnamon and avoid spices from overseas markets or loose spices with uncertain origins.Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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The appointment was intended to signal Murray is there to stay after a high-profile external search.Mike Allen, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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It should be made prohibitively risky and time-consuming for the IRS national office to give lobbyists inside access, and the IRS should be prevented from paying external whistleblowers who inform on their fellow citizens.William Henck, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign-born. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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