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Indian

[in-dee-uhn] / ˈɪn di ən /
NOUN
Native American
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In the 1870s, a Pend d’Oreille Indian named Walking Coyote captured a few bison calves from northern Montana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

India's ambassador to the UAE Deepak Mittal visited Captain Machhar in hospital on Thursday, the Indian Mission confirmed on social media, stating he was "in good health and recovering well".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He started his career at SpiceJet, said Captain Gurucharan Arora, former director of flight operations at the low-cost Indian carrier, who remembers supervising him on a simulator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He was hailed as a “hero” by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

He could make a meal out of Indian corn and had just started through the second row of kernels when she pounced, all teeth and claws.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

It was sponsored by the Karuk Tribe and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, which said state agencies should be required to consider tribes when making water policy decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The decline has also changed the way Indians experience films.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Despite India's impressive economic growth, education and employment remain major concerns for young Indians.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

That left even fewer Indians interested in preserving the British empire; if their soldiers were expected to fight, they wanted pledges of self-rule in return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Stories of the American Indians made my father very sad.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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