natal
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Yet the nuances of their natal charts show the potential for ego-driven friction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
"It's the males that set up the territories so, over time, we tricked them that this was their natal site."
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Steelhead migrate to the ocean and return to natal freshwater streams to spawn, a cycle that can be impeded by dams and other man-made barriers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
A 2012 federal recovery plan reported that fewer than 500 adult Southern California steelhead return annually to natal waters located between southern San Luis Obispo County and the U.S.-Mexico border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
The eyases grew their second, heavier coat of natal down when they were about fourteen days old.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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"Bonne Annee," Vocabulary from the personal essay
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"Bonne Année" by Jean-Pierre Benoît
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