as in foreign
being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own
nonnative customs that made the recent immigrants stand out in their new country
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as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the problems encountered by a nonnative after moving into a close-knit community
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Adjective
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At least 792 people in Russia have been charged with treason, espionage or cooperating with a foreign state since the conflict began almost three years ago, according to Pervy Otdel (First Department), a Russian lawyers’ association.—
Reuters,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Dimon in his remarks said tariffs are ultimatums meant to bring foreign leaders to the table to settle trade disputes.—
Stuart Dyos,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Doe is strictly instructed by Muna not to answer her phone, while arrangements to meet a stranger on the other side to continue their journey sound shady enough even before the man fails to show up.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Police are searching for a woman who randomly slashed a stranger on the cheek while the two were in a church in Queens, cops said Thursday.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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This included ending birthright citizenship for the children of some foreigners and shutting down the app CBP One, used to allow people to enter legally with eligibility to work.—
Amanda Luberto,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Acting on a tip, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday arrested four men on charges of conspiring to transport aliens in the United States, according to a criminal complaint filed by the agency in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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Before Peter can so much as walk through the door at ultra-selective Midtown High School, a portal opens and Doctor Strange (Robin Atkin Downes) shows up, chasing down a vicious alien symbiote.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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