native
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Beavers are native to Britain but were wiped out in the 16th Century, mainly due to hunting, according to the Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
A 28-year-old native of New Milford, Conn., Olson played five years of college baseball at Hartford and Stetson, batting .273 with 171 hits, 62 RBIs and five home runs in 183 games.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The television personality hosted “Sábado Gigante” for 53 years, first beginning in 1962 in his native Chile on Canal 13 before switching over to the Miami-based studios of Univision in 1986.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The soldier, a native of the ex-Soviet republic of Uzbekistan who gave his name only as Bakhtiyor, said he walked 13 miles circuitously to reach a point located 4 miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
In Cleveland, the city that claimed Garfield as its native son, cannons were fired once an hour throughout the night.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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