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Recent Examples of foreign-born
Trump using National Guard for deportation work could go into 'uncharted territory'
Some 4.2 million people, or nearly a third of the 13 million residents of greater Los Angeles, are foreign-born, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census data.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 21 June 2025
In Idaho, Martinez said about 30% of construction workers are foreign-born, a percentage that includes those here legally and those who are not.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
In the past, older Asian Americans have had better health outcomes than other groups because the large majority were foreign-born, Ye said.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
As the protests grew in the county, where about 1 in 3 residents is foreign-born, Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to the region.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 21 June 2025
In Idaho, Martinez said about 30% of construction workers are foreign-born, a percentage that includes those here legally and those who are not.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
In the past, older Asian Americans have had better health outcomes than other groups because the large majority were foreign-born, Ye said.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
As the protests grew in the county, where about 1 in 3 residents is foreign-born, Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to the region.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
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Think of something in this respect like a better passing Bogdan Bogdanovic, who has averaged 14 points per game over eight years in the NBA and has also been sneaky awesome in the playoffs and big international events.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to kill federal funding that Congress already has approved for public broadcasting and international aid programs.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
25 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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The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2024
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Marketers who tailor their campaigns to engage these multicultural segments stand to gain the most as the sport’s popularity continues to rise.—
Isaac Mizrahi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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On closer inspection, however, Little Amélie is a lot more nuanced than that, a fascinating multicultural mélange that’s rooted in two very different cultures, one almost entirely unseen.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
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An American multinational payment card services corporation, Visa was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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And then, tying that in with a kind of multinational, espionage thriller that never really stops moving.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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The Italian Screens initiative centers on a Film Distribution Fund that provides €2 million ($2.3 million) annually to support overseas theatrical releases of Italian films.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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He was gone about 270 days a year, either training or conducting domestic and overseas missions.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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On top of the traditional scholarship, there is the revenue share — what Veatch referred to as internal NIL — then there’s the third-party NIL, which Veatch called external NIL.—
Sofia Schwarzwalder,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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As analysts have previously told Newsweek, even those critical of the Islamic Republic often rally behind the central government in the face of external threats and secessionist movements.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign-born. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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