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native

adjective as in domestic; not foreign

noun as in person born where they reside

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A white grape native to the Loire Valley of France, Chenin Blanc is also grown in South Africa, and many other countries as well, including the U.S.

What’s the potential for disruption to today’s incumbents from AI native start-ups?

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A native of Tustin, Turner started playing soccer at age 4.

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Queens, N.Y., native Meredith Carbonell, 37 years old, has applied to holiday jobs at Kohl’s, Target and other retailers after losing her full-time job last holiday season.

Early on, he happened to be wearing a T-shirt he got from Goodwill emblazoned with the image of the late wrestler Eddie Guerrero, also an El Paso native, and his nickname, “Latino Heat.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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