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May 20, 2012

foreigner (from another country or place) n.: outlander

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The Middle American Dream, circa the mid-1950s and ’60s, a time when Washington became what Manhattan had been a generation before: a magnet for young outlander with yearning sensations to go East and make a mark for themselves. (Victor Gold, “Fitzwater’s Wit and Charm Come Out” Washington Times, 11/6/1995.)

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