Examples of foreign-born in a Sentence
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Qualifying children must be born in the United States or foreign-born with a green card or pass the substantial presence test for tax purposes.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
These patients are disproportionately Latino and foreign-born.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Few people in Flushing, the majority of whom are foreign-born, grew up together, and the solidarity of the neighborhood’s residents is fragile.
—Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Around 1 out of 5 people in Florida is foreign-born.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Approximately 13% of the city’s total population is foreign-born.
—Madison Lambert, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Nearly a quarter of construction workers in 2022 were foreign-born, a historic high, according to NAHB, citing US Census data.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The church, whose congregation is about 50% white, 25% Black and 25% foreign-born, changed its name to People's Church in 2012 to reflect its racial diversity, including 30-plus nationalities worshiping and working there, according to its website.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
The union’s members are nearly all Hispanic and foreign-born, according to the union.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
These patients are disproportionately Latino and foreign-born.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Few people in Flushing, the majority of whom are foreign-born, grew up together, and the solidarity of the neighborhood’s residents is fragile.
—Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
Around 1 out of 5 people in Florida is foreign-born.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Approximately 13% of the city’s total population is foreign-born.
—Madison Lambert, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Nearly a quarter of construction workers in 2022 were foreign-born, a historic high, according to NAHB, citing US Census data.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The church, whose congregation is about 50% white, 25% Black and 25% foreign-born, changed its name to People's Church in 2012 to reflect its racial diversity, including 30-plus nationalities worshiping and working there, according to its website.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
The union’s members are nearly all Hispanic and foreign-born, according to the union.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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