native
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Feeling unwell and still adjusting to the weekly grind of the ATP Tour, the Irvine native exited in the first round and quickly scratched it from his mind.
From Los Angeles Times
Louisville, Ky., native Kent Taylor got an early taste of the restaurant industry shaking drinks at a TGI Fridays, after attending University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on a track scholarship.
This, in part, has prompted efforts by scientists and wildlife groups to try secure native title for the forests to ensure logging cannot be carried out without consent from locals, he said.
From BBC
About 200 dingoes live on K'Gari and are protected as a native species by law.
From BBC
Iglesias, a native of Long Beach, has spent over 30 years rising up the comedy ranks.
From Los Angeles Times
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