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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Supreme Court decisions dating to the 1800s also have upheld America’s jurisdiction to prosecute foreigners regardless of whether their presence in the United States was lawfully secured.—
Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026 -
As for global money flows, foreigners are returning as an AI boom has lifted the Hong Kong bourse to a four-year high.—
Shuli Ren,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to the prosecutor’s bail request filing, Newton was previously seen masturbating outside of random strangers’ homes.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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For months afterward, kindness arrived in unexpected forms — neighbors bringing food, strangers offering furniture, friends calling daily.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Nonnatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnatives. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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