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native

[ney-tiv] / ˈneɪ tɪv /




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She wanted to learn more about native plants, so she took a garden design class at the Theodore Payne Foundation for Native Plants in Sun Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Within hours, Dedic, a businessman living in Ealing, had left the UK on the Eurostar and returned to his native country of Bosnia.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Before the war, he ran an art foundation in his native region of Transcarpathia in western Ukraine.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

So much of what Apple showed off had to do with how Siri can enhance the use of the company’s native apps and features.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Tons of things. Hard to remember all the names now, you know. Was speaking the lingo like a native by the time I left.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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