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Recent Examples of foreign-born
The city's approximately 630,000 residents are 8% Latino and 6% foreign-born, per Census data.
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Joe Guillen, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of residents are foreign-born, with immigrants living all across the county and occupying all rungs of the social ladder.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Switzerland's largest city serves as a global financial hub where over 400,000 people, or about 28 percent of its population, are foreign-born.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2025
An Immigrant Workforce Currently about 18 percent of nursing home aides are foreign-born, according to the Baker Institute at Rice University.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Joe Guillen, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Nearly a third of residents are foreign-born, with immigrants living all across the county and occupying all rungs of the social ladder.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Switzerland's largest city serves as a global financial hub where over 400,000 people, or about 28 percent of its population, are foreign-born.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2025
An Immigrant Workforce Currently about 18 percent of nursing home aides are foreign-born, according to the Baker Institute at Rice University.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
Adjective
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In the area of fiction, this primarily includes international projects with diverse locations and casts.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Working with indigenous communities, these intrepid entrepreneurs locate and harvest the heirloom pods, teach critical drying and fermentation techniques, and make connections with international markets.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Listen to this article A multicultural choir will give a performance designed to promote unity and diversity at the First Congregational Church of Ramona on Sunday, Feb. 23.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Cycle of Life is based in the Kuumba Imani Millennium Center, and William learned more about the multipurpose, multicultural building upon his arrival.—
Rachel Burchfield,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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When Casey was chief of staff of the Army, a 41-year Army veteran, Casey also served as commander of U.S. and multinational forces in Iraq from 2004 to 2007.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The pic starring Kerry Washington and Omar Sy follows the duo who once were the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Huawei is hoping to bring that momentum to its overseas market.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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Our strong position in the international system isn’t cost-free, and the United States spends a significant amount of money on overseas military bases and support for international allies.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The intelligent external inspection system can detect and alert defects in real time, while products are fully traceable with real-time quality monitoring throughout the production process.—
Li Jun,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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Schneider doesn’t have much history of spending big on external free-agent guards, and Ethan Pocic is the only interior lineman he’s drafted in the first two rounds (James Carpenter, Germain Ifedi and Justin Britt were selected to play tackle).—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign-born. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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