Nicaraguan troops were foraying along the frontier … George Russell
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intransitive: to do or attempt something outside one's accustomed sphere : to enter into a new or different field or area of activity
Tesla, known for its high-end electric cars, has forayed into the trucking industry with a Nov. 16 reveal of its latest prototype, the Tesla Semi. Meagan Nichols
Foray comes from Middle English forrayen and probably traces back to an Anglo-French word that meant "raider" or "forager." It's related to the word forage, which commonly means "to wander in search of food (or forage)." Foray, in its earliest sense, referred to a raid for plunder. Relatively recently, foray began to take on a broader meaning. In a sense, foray still refers to a trip into a foreign territory. These days, though, looting and plundering needn't be involved in a foray. When you take a foray, you dabble in an area, occupation, or pastime that's new to you.
Noun a foray into enemy territory We made a quick foray into town for some supplies.
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Noun
Beyoncé's seventh studio album Renaissance has been the soundtrack to this past weekend, as fans immerse themselves in the superstar's grand foray into house music (and send the tracks to the top of the streaming charts). Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 July 2022 Oddly enough, this was my foray into programming and coding. Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Tina Peters’s 2018 election to clerk and recorder of Mesa County, a Republican stronghold amid the canyons of western Colorado, was her first foray into public office.New York Times, 26 June 2022 The director made his Cannes Film Festival debut last month, and an upcoming movie on the life of a tribal leader will be his first foray into Bollywood. Niha Masih, Washington Post, 10 June 2022 You guys have had the chance to tell your story in different ways over the years, and Bobby, this isn’t your first foray into reality TV. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 May 2022 Lewis' book of essays isn't her first foray into publishing. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 9 Feb. 2022 The RMR Group is planning its first foray into Boston development with what would be one of the city’s tallest buildings: a 700-foot office and hotel tower on a plot of land near North Station. Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Our first foray into North America finds us in cosmopolitan Toronto, Canada’s biggest city, where education and healthcare are rightly renowned for their excellence. Duncan Madden, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
Verb
Popcorn won’t be the only animal to benefit from Charm City Companions’ foray into Douglass Homes. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2022 Horford flexed his might in his first Finals foray with a long-distance performance a long time in the making that will be remembered in Celtics lore for a long time. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 Alabama conservation officials’ latest update about red snapper fishing includes warning of an ominous outlook for greater amberjack, another popular game fish for anglers who foray into the Gulf of Mexico.al, 3 May 2022 As a mere glimpse into the future, consider British auction house Sotheby’s foray into the metaverse. Falon Fatemi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 The Tatas’ foray into digital payments means the competition increases for Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Paytm, and others. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2022 Dolly Parton is the latest celebrity to make her foray into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Mar. 2022 Lobbyists see financial regulators’ foray into climate-change policy as a first step toward limiting oil-and-gas companies’ access to credit. Ryan Tracy, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022 As fate would have it that foray into water polo also caught the eye of Navy recruiters who had come to his school.San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English forrayen, from Anglo-French forreyer, foreer, probably back-formation from *forrier, *forreour forager, raider, from fuerre, foer provender — more at forage