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 reforms would also include calling for the highest penalties to be applied to foreigners who are found guilty of smuggling and distributing guns.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
At the same time, the governments of Spain, Portugal, Ireland and elsewhere, set up Golden Visa programs that offered preferential tax terms to foreigners willing to invest in distressed homes.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Last Tuesday, the administration sent its first flight of detainees to the U.S. naval base where foreigners apprehended after the Sept. 11 attacks have been held.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The changes are being made to lure more wealthy foreigners to New Zealand, as the current golden-visa program has withered in recent years, Bloomberg wrote.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2025
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
At the same time, the governments of Spain, Portugal, Ireland and elsewhere, set up Golden Visa programs that offered preferential tax terms to foreigners willing to invest in distressed homes.
—Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Last Tuesday, the administration sent its first flight of detainees to the U.S. naval base where foreigners apprehended after the Sept. 11 attacks have been held.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The changes are being made to lure more wealthy foreigners to New Zealand, as the current golden-visa program has withered in recent years, Bloomberg wrote.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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