as in foreigners
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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Noun
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America will not host foreigners who celebrate the death of our fellow citizens.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Please feel free to bring such comments by foreigners to my attention.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The drama follows a group of strangers traveling through Iran’s Lut Desert.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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This means that parents need to start having conversations with their kids about why interacting with strangers online can be harmful, and why they are not allowed to access platforms (depending on your family’s values), based on those risks.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Nonnatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnatives. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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