foreign policy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign policy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The Emirates has long had a high appetite for foreign policy risk and a willingness to use military power to advance its interests in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas rejected the idea immediately: Schröder, she said, would be "sitting on both sides of the table".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It also fails to mention key issues in the campaign, such as foreign policy, and sparse references to other key issues like healthcare, housing and affordability.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
"The India-US relationship had benefited from competition with China being almost an organizing principle" for US foreign policy in Trump's first term and under Joe Biden, she said.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The second section of this first draft that Washington sent to Hamilton focused on the foreign policy issues that had dominated his second term.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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