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Recent Examples of foreign-born
The total foreign-born is now 53.3, not 47.8 million.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Nationwide, about a third of the construction workforce is foreign-born, Simonson said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Its population was just over 25% foreign-born from 2019-2023, compared to roughly 14% in Illinois and just over 20% in Chicago.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
For example, in Idaho, many workers in the dairy industry are foreign-born, according to previous Statesman reporting, and officials with the Idaho Dairymen’s Association have said that there aren’t enough workers in the state to fill those jobs.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Nationwide, about a third of the construction workforce is foreign-born, Simonson said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Its population was just over 25% foreign-born from 2019-2023, compared to roughly 14% in Illinois and just over 20% in Chicago.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
For example, in Idaho, many workers in the dairy industry are foreign-born, according to previous Statesman reporting, and officials with the Idaho Dairymen’s Association have said that there aren’t enough workers in the state to fill those jobs.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born
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The regime’s brutality was evident in incidents such as the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, where 69 unarmed protesters were killed by police, which, like in Gandhi’s Salt March, marked a turning point in international condemnation.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s precedent for it in the NCAA, which provides limited opportunities for international students to capitalize on NIL while attending college in the U.S.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 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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Marcus Garvey and the History of Black History Long before the concept of multicultural education emerged, the United Negro Improvement Association pushed for the teaching of Black history and culture.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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In 1974, in Kanawha County, W.V., conservative Christians boycotted public schools over the introduction of new multicultural textbooks.—
Austin Steelman / Made by History,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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What makes the situation in the Saya de Malha Bank even more urgent is that it’s being systematically decimated by a multinational fleet of fishing ships that virtually no one tracks or polices.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This multinational project has fostered not just scientific discovery but also a spirit of camaraderie between nations.—
Shelli Brunswick,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Pentagon had publicly released information about the overseas incident at midday Wednesday, but staff hadn't yet told the president.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Reel Canada plans over 1,700 pop-up screenings of Canadian films across the country at libraries, Royal Canadian Legion Halls, museums, art galleries, schools, military bases and retirement homes, in addition to film screenings at overseas embassies and consulates.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Centers Of Excellence To Centralize AI-Powered Tools And Expertise AI will become an integral part of any meaningful business interaction, in-house project or collaboration with external vendors and partners.—
Nataliya Andreychuk,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Brexit arrived at a moment when internal and external perceptions of the domestic Irish game were beginning to shift.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign-born. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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