natural state
Example Sentences
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As a heat wave dries Germany's rivers, government ministers are at odds over what to do about it -- re-engineer the waterways or restore them to their natural state.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
One cannot avoid squabbling, she wrote, because it constitutes “the natural state of people pitted against each other, helplessly furious people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
It’s about the belief that hierarchy, submission and obedience are the natural state of the world.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
Three female Bison were released into countryside near Canterbury, Kent, in July 2022 to help restore the area to its natural state.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
All around me the happy atmosphere resumed its natural state.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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