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[ney-tiv] / ˈneɪ tɪv /




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Continued growth could place increasing pressure on food resources, native vegetation, and the broader ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

A native of Germany, Aschenbrenner graduated from Columbia University as the 2021 class valedictorian and briefly worked as a researcher at OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Williams, a Los Angeles native, has owned several trophy homes in Southern California.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

A California native, Becerra served as California's attorney general and as the nation's health secretary under President Joe Biden.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

She threw herself on the bed she kept parked in the corner and sulked for a while before picking up the chipped telephone and calling someone in her native land.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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