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endemic

adjective as in native

adjective as in (especially diseases) common in or exclusive to an area

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"The economy is declining, corruption is endemic, a lot of things are going wrong."

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Like falling dominoes, plastic recycling plant closures have been endemic across Europe too: another big name, Veolia, will close its two German operations this year, while seven plastic recyclers closed in the Netherlands last year.

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Columbia University’s social work curriculum aims to make them “understand that anti-Black racism and white supremacy are endemic in our systems and institutions.”

The Thorntons spray the trees frequently to treat an endemic calcium deficiency.

A few years ago, Sonette Hill, another self-appointed psychedelic guide from Cape Town, gave her patient Ibogaine, a powerful psychedelic extracted from plants endemic to the tropical forests of Central and West-Central Africa.

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