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Recent Examples of foreign-born
Charlotte has a racially diverse population of over 900,000, including more than 150,000 who are foreign-born, according to local officials.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
How the Candidates Stack Up With Voters Mamdani’s strongest backing comes from younger, progressive, and foreign-born voters.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Already, the county — where more than 40% of residents are foreign-born and one in five immigrants is undocumented — has invested more than $8 million in community organizations that provide legal services to immigrants.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
That work includes talking to their students in age-appropriate ways about what’s going on in their communities in a city that is nearly 30% Latino and more than 22% foreign-born, Shukla said.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025
How the Candidates Stack Up With Voters Mamdani’s strongest backing comes from younger, progressive, and foreign-born voters.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Already, the county — where more than 40% of residents are foreign-born and one in five immigrants is undocumented — has invested more than $8 million in community organizations that provide legal services to immigrants.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
That work includes talking to their students in age-appropriate ways about what’s going on in their communities in a city that is nearly 30% Latino and more than 22% foreign-born, Shukla said.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
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Now, the Iranian government has made strides towards more broadly implementing technology that allows only people with security clearance to access the international web, Rashidi told CNN.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
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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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John Legend and multicultural gospel choir Voices of Fire leading their own revivalist movement onstage.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cape Town Central, South Africa With its somber history, multicultural background and natural landscapes, Cape Town offers travelers a fulfilling trip.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Culture Map — Erin Meyer A practical framework for understanding and navigating cross-cultural differences that commonly derail multinational integrations.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Vietnam has been a major beneficiary of globalization, emerging as a key export hub for electronics, garments and consumer goods as multinational firms shifted production away from China.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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He was arrested in Louisiana while trying to set up overseas wire transfers in an apparent attempt to flee to Canada.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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About Charlotte’s immigration numbers But the larger number of non-citizens in comparison to naturalized immigrants isn’t unusual for the region.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani, a naturalized American citizen who was born in Uganda, has been critical of ICE for many years.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2026
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It's also made with a padded sleeve for a 16-inch laptop and a hidden external pocket in the back, perfect for keeping a passport safe.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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As the cryptocurrency market matures, the impact of macro and external factors has increased, causing Bitcoin to act more like a global macro‑asset rather than just a niche digital asset commodity.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign-born. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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