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Recent Examples of abroad
Adverb
But Morningstar analyst Jing Jie Yu cautions in a July report that the Chinese company might not attract many customers abroad, with demand still coming mostly from home markets. Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Now China is increasingly looking to dominate AI abroad, too. ABC News, 26 July 2026 Remittances from abroad help anchor the economy, accounting for nearly a third of the gross domestic product. Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 As for rebuilding America’s shipbuilding capability, the idea is to effectively reindustrialize rather than rely on imports of ships and hardware from abroad. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 Since then, hundreds of Italian descendants have lost their legal battles challenging the new law, which bans dual citizens abroad from passing down their nationality and enforces the two-generation cap. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 But products sold under the same brand name abroad contain different active ingredients. Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 More recently, gang violence has emptied out entire neighborhoods as more Haitians have fled both within the country and abroad to Canada and the United States. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Secondly, on a financial level, the tax position is different for both fighters if the fight takes place abroad. Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Adjective
Congress looks increasingly deadlocked, public opposition to his aggressive moves at home and abroad mounts, and the central issue for many Americans – cost-of-living concerns – defies easy solutions. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026 Ultimately, linking his story to abroad conversation around CTE. MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abroad
Adverb
  • The buoy keeps your lower body afloat so your shoulders, back and arms do most of the work.
    Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • And while Green Bay should benefit from having four of its final five games at home, staying afloat until then won’t be easy.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Adverb
  • The trend has been seen in countries like the United States and elsewhere, but takes on particular significance in Asia, where people generally live longer.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • The cancer cell itself would have to leave its original host and continue growing elsewhere, according to the study authors.
    Dr. Yonathan Daniel, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Adjective
  • Judaism approaches these moments with deep sensitivity, offering guidance not to judge or criticize, but to bring dignity, comfort, and peace—to the soul of the departed and to those left behind.
    Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • And as eye makeup continues its renaissance–with colorful liners, statement shadows and playful mascaras everywhere from the catwalks to TikTok–there’s never been a better time to experiment.
    Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 24 July 2026
  • But climate change means that such conditions are no longer confined to specific regions of the globe, and people everywhere are beginning to contend with once-rare events becoming almost routine.
    Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • Across eight weeks, 173 consecutive Imax 70mm screenings have sold out entirely, with audience members traveling to London from as far afield as Singapore, Los Angeles and Toronto to see the film.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
  • The area/neighborhood The British Museum is just a four-minute walk away, and slightly further afield on Doughty Street is the Charles Dickens Museum, in the house where the author lived from 1837–1839 and wrote Nicholas Nickleby and Oliver Twist.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • Looking ahead Audemard, the retired geologist who warned about a large-scale earthquake for years, said the experts’ recommendations need to be reflected in laws and building codes.
    Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The painting belongs to Mary-Louise Wedderburn, a retired accountant who inherited it from her uncle 20 years ago.
    Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
Adverb
  • That telepathy, between head coach and assistant, should put Deschamps’ sporting mind at rest even from afar.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • From afar, Silva, who lives in Iowa, has watched her sister’s anguish deepen with no word from her husband.
    Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

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