not natural

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The latest findings strengthen the idea that ancient people, not natural forces, were responsible for moving the enormous stone across challenging terrain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Special events was the logical, if not natural, next step.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The leading killer of gray whales is not natural causes, disease or predators but human-made ship strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

All these "treatments" Kennedy touts aren't just ineffective, they're not "natural."

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

There was something not natural about it all—something like an ugly joke.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers