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Recent Examples of nonresidentsLibrary cards for nonresidents The nonresident library cards offer unlimited borrowing.—Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
Home prices in the nation are falling, making way for potential bargains—but only the wealthiest foreigners can afford to move there.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
The government originally estimated about 500,000 foreigners living in Spain without authorization could benefit, but think tanks and the Spanish police placed the figure closer to a million people.
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Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Like members of the Women’s Rights Convention, these outsiders often invoked the Declaration of Independence as a discursive weapon.
Enter pitch-a-friend, a live event format where a friend takes the mic with a PowerPoint deck and pitches you to a room of strangers looking for love, friendship or just a night out that does not involve their phone.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
His reporting reminds us of how vast much of our country is, but, more so, of the lovely interactions that happen when strangers share space.