foreign policy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign policy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The sharpest departure in the new government's foreign policy could be over Israel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
On foreign policy, he has talked of closer ties to the European Union and continuing Britain’s steadfast support for Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Brown, a veteran quantitative trader, covers a huge range of statistical illusions, delusions, distortions, and disinformation—in fields ranging from public health to foreign policy, from portfolio management to crime novels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But in the most consequential foreign policy decision of Trump’s presidency to date, it was Graham who held sway.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Another rumor circulating in the streets of Philadelphia caught Jefferson’s ear: Washington had leaked the news that he opposed Adams’s foreign policy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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