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native soil

NOUN
mother country
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L.A.’s sons and daughters, mothers and grandmothers, uncles and aunties, leaders and stewards, artists and musicians, holding court on native soil.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A few minutes later, the small mountain jewels are back in their native soil.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

When selecting plants, remember that your compacted urban soil may bear little resemblance to their native soil.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Our newest study suggests that your microbes are not only living in the soil but also cooperating with native soil microbes to help decompose your body.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2023

There is a little poem in the Schnellpost, by Moritz Hartmann, called the "Three,"—which would be a forcible appeal, if any were needed, in behalf of all who are exiled from their native soil.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret




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