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Recent Examples of foreign-born
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.
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the Herald, 70% of Doral’s population is foreign-born.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Surely the man who heads the Catholic Church in the largest city in the nation (where nearly forty per cent of the population is foreign-born), and who maintains a cordial relationship with the President, might be expected to press the case harder.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Seventy percent of Doral’s population is foreign-born, and Venezuelans make up over a third of the residents.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the Herald, 70% of Doral’s population is foreign-born.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Surely the man who heads the Catholic Church in the largest city in the nation (where nearly forty per cent of the population is foreign-born), and who maintains a cordial relationship with the President, might be expected to press the case harder.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Seventy percent of Doral’s population is foreign-born, and Venezuelans make up over a third of the residents.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
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The National Business Daily, a Chinese state-run newspaper, said the listing would provide a necessary capital boost for CATL’s international expansion as it has been constrained by limited foreign currency reserves and rising geopolitical risks.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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An international rollout will follow in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
20 May 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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This multicultural circus indulges the racial stereotyping that should be Hwang’s subject.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
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And that was my impression of L.A. — the multicultural, multi-experience of a city.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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For multinational organizations, facility management data can help standardize sustainability practices across diverse regulatory environments.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
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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His big win was not greeted with rapture by Iranian state media, who gave Panahi’s overseas win limited coverage.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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Chips and memory are typically bought up by laboratories, crypto miners, data centers, and a lot of high-volume overseas customers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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