diff --git a/examples/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.sx b/examples/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.sx
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+// Phase 8 (FFI-linkage) cutover: the prefix `#foreign` linkage directive has
+// been removed. A declaration imports an external C symbol via the postfix
+// `extern` keyword (or defines + exposes one via `export`). The parser rejects
+// `#foreign` with a clear migration message instead of routing it onto `extern`.
+//
+// Expected: one error on the `#foreign` token; exit 1.
+
+abs_c :: (n: i32) -> i32 #foreign;
+
+main :: () -> i32 { 0 }
diff --git a/examples/expected/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.exit b/examples/expected/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.exit
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+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/expected/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.stderr b/examples/expected/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.stderr
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+error: `#foreign` has been removed; use the postfix `extern` (import) / `export` (define) linkage keyword instead
+  --> examples/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.sx:8:26
+   |
+ 8 | abs_c :: (n: i32) -> i32 #foreign;
+   |                          ^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/examples/expected/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.stdout b/examples/expected/1176-diagnostics-foreign-removed.stdout
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