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Recent Examples of foreign-born
For those in Miami, a place where more than half of the population is foreign-born, how the Catholic Church views and handles immigration issues is important, said many people who spoke with the Herald.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
In Florida, where almost 28% of all jobs are held by immigrants, the industry with the highest concentration of immigrant labor isn’t the resort industry but construction, in which 11.1% of employees are foreign-born.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
In Homestead, a city southwest of Miami, officials voted to join despite 40 percent of its population being foreign-born, and 68 percent Hispanic.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Over half of the city’s residents are foreign-born, and more than 70% are Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
In Florida, where almost 28% of all jobs are held by immigrants, the industry with the highest concentration of immigrant labor isn’t the resort industry but construction, in which 11.1% of employees are foreign-born.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
In Homestead, a city southwest of Miami, officials voted to join despite 40 percent of its population being foreign-born, and 68 percent Hispanic.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Over half of the city’s residents are foreign-born, and more than 70% are Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
Adjective
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After all, what American argument could possibly be made for prohibiting international students, at least beyond the tiny percentage employed as some kind of spy?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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As the Trump administration freezes and slashes billions of dollars in research funding, meddles with curricula, and threatens international students’ ability to study in the US, governments, universities and research institutions in Canada, Europe and Asia are racing to attract fleeing talent.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
1 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
Adjective
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However, with multicultural engagement, depth often matters more than scale.—
Tony Gonzalez,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The reality was more complex, as the far-right political party Front National rose to prominence in the years after that triumph and riots broke out in the multicultural Parisian suburbs, known as banlieues, in 2005 and 2023.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The reach of these programs, and China’s dominant role in the global economy, mean a wide range of multinational companies rely on suppliers that have received Uyghur workers.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Once confined to prison networks in Venezuela’s Aragua state, TDA has grown into a sprawling, multinational criminal syndicate.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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China rejects this, saying its overseas lending operates on mutually beneficial terms.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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In the 2019 pro-democracy movement, Wong helped seek overseas support for the protests.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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CIVs require unrelated investors and external managers—criteria typical hedge funds meet, but not personal or family trading entities.—
Robert Green,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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With no predators, external threats or competitors, demodex mites have no selective pressures, Perotti explained.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign-born. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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