diff --git a/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global-helper.sx b/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global-helper.sx
index 7f5e701..dfee33c 100644
--- a/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global-helper.sx
+++ b/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global-helper.sx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // this file participates in the link and the cross-file decl
 // coexistence is exercised.
 
-__stdinp : *void #foreign;
+__stdinp : *void extern;
 
 stdinp_addr_present :: () -> i32 {
     1
diff --git a/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global.sx b/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global.sx
index 0eef143..347ce5f 100644
--- a/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global.sx
+++ b/examples/1205-ffi-foreign-global.sx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #import "modules/std.sx";
 #import "1205-ffi-foreign-global-helper.sx";
 
-__stdinp : *void #foreign;
+__stdinp : *void extern;
 
 main :: () -> i32 {
   addr_bits : u64 = xx @__stdinp;
diff --git a/examples/1207-ffi-foreign-global-from-helper.sx b/examples/1207-ffi-foreign-global-from-helper.sx
index 11d09ee..291f997 100644
--- a/examples/1207-ffi-foreign-global-from-helper.sx
+++ b/examples/1207-ffi-foreign-global-from-helper.sx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #import "modules/std.sx";
 
-__stdinp : *void #foreign;
+__stdinp : *void extern;
 
 stdinp_addr_via_helper :: () -> u64 {
     xx @__stdinp
diff --git a/examples/1218-ffi-foreign-cvariadic.sx b/examples/1218-ffi-foreign-cvariadic.sx
index 4db540b..b2aded6 100644
--- a/examples/1218-ffi-foreign-cvariadic.sx
+++ b/examples/1218-ffi-foreign-cvariadic.sx
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     #source "1218-ffi-foreign-cvariadic.c";
 };
 
-sx_ffi_sum_ints     :: (n: i32, ..args: []i32) -> i64 #foreign;
-sx_ffi_avg_doubles  :: (n: i32, ..args: []f64) -> f64 #foreign;
-sx_ffi_count_args   :: (tag: *u8, ..args: []*u8) -> i32 #foreign;
+sx_ffi_sum_ints     :: (n: i32, ..args: []i32) -> i64 extern;
+sx_ffi_avg_doubles  :: (n: i32, ..args: []f64) -> f64 extern;
+sx_ffi_count_args   :: (tag: *u8, ..args: []*u8) -> i32 extern;
 
 main :: () -> i32 {
     print("sum_ints(3, 10, 20, 30) = {}\n", sx_ffi_sum_ints(3, 10, 20, 30));
diff --git a/examples/1219-ffi-foreign.sx b/examples/1219-ffi-foreign.sx
index cf1b4e2..32e284a 100644
--- a/examples/1219-ffi-foreign.sx
+++ b/examples/1219-ffi-foreign.sx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkg :: #import "tests/fixtures/testpkg";
 // --- Foreign function binding ---
 libc :: #library "c";
 
-c_abs :: (n: i32) -> i32 #foreign libc "abs";
+c_abs :: (n: i32) -> i32 extern libc "abs";
 
 // --- Protocol declarations (Phase 1: static dispatch only) ---
 
diff --git a/examples/1306-ffi-objc-foreign-class-chained-dispatch.sx b/examples/1306-ffi-objc-foreign-class-chained-dispatch.sx
index 82e1424..62434c8 100644
--- a/examples/1306-ffi-objc-foreign-class-chained-dispatch.sx
+++ b/examples/1306-ffi-objc-foreign-class-chained-dispatch.sx
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 #import "modules/std.sx";
 #import "modules/build.sx";
 
-NSObject :: #foreign #objc_class("NSObject") {
+NSObject :: #objc_class("NSObject") extern {
     alloc :: () -> *NSObject;
     init :: (self: *Self) -> *Self;
 }
 
-NSObjectSelfReturn :: #foreign #objc_class("NSObject") {
+NSObjectSelfReturn :: #objc_class("NSObject") extern {
     alloc :: () -> *Self;
     init :: (self: *Self) -> *Self;
 }
diff --git a/examples/1318-ffi-objc-property-foreign.sx b/examples/1318-ffi-objc-property-foreign.sx
index dd58ee1..0f9a4ec 100644
--- a/examples/1318-ffi-objc-property-foreign.sx
+++ b/examples/1318-ffi-objc-property-foreign.sx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ probe_set_tag :: (self: *void, _cmd: *void, v: i32) callconv(.c) {
 }
 
 // Foreign declaration with #property on `tag`.
-SxPropProbe :: #foreign #objc_class("SxPropProbe") {
+SxPropProbe :: #objc_class("SxPropProbe") extern {
     alloc :: () -> *SxPropProbe;
     init  :: (self: *SxPropProbe) -> *SxPropProbe;
     tag: i32 #property;