natural state
Example Sentences
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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
I’ve never needed to be told to keep my heart open while watching a film; that’s its natural state.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
First, pessimism is the natural state for any contemplations of peace in the Middle East.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 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
Why was it not seen in uranium in its natural state?
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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