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[nay-tiv] / ˈneɪ tɪv /




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And so much native chia — the kind you can’t find in grocery stores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Even so, Scheffler and his publishers are still discussing the possibility of legal action in his native Germany.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

At about 0025 GMT, bitcoin had lost nearly five percent, Ethereum fell nearly six percent, and BNB, native to Binance, tumbled nearly 10 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

My husband and I had visited California’s native sequoias during the dark days of Covid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Audubon paints an active cuckoo pair within a community of other species, reaching to grasp a beetle on a magnolia bush in its native Louisiana.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Healey praised young people as "digital natives, whip-smart, questioning, ambitious, brave" who could move from "generation jeopardy to generation hope".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

And there’s a new benefit to them: they’re AI natives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Trump noted that Schroyer and Mullin, both Oklahoma natives, share a similar mindset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

While Scotland head coach Steve Clarke had given up hope of his team escaping out of their World Cup group, this particular bunch of Scottish natives clearly had not.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

They figured the natives had fled to avoid a fight.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple


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