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In good shape and with fair hair, Franck told Julie he was an architect who had come to the UK from his native France three years earlier.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The illegal insects can spread disease and harm native wildlife and agriculture, they added.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
No DNA evidence was found to link the Bremen native to the French boy's murder.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
St. Petersburg is Putin’s native city, and the economic forum is a high-profile event attended by business people from across the globe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
We learned that wildlife, like deer and butterflies, depend on native plants for survival, and if we remove the bushes and small trees along our coastlines, then hurricanes could cause increased coastal erosion.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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