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Pennsylvania native Cavan Sullivan plays in Major League Soccer for the Philadelphia Union, a club which hasn’t lost a match since the middle of August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The 11-year-old eSports star beat opponents almost three times his age in his native Japan on Thursday.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In August, officials also skipped a "cool mix" release designed to help protect native species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
A petite bottle-blonde who spoke with the laid-back drawl of her native Arkansas, Pruett showed off memorabilia signed by the “Bagdad Cafe” director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Jonah was thinking that maybe English wasn’t his native language, after all.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Southern California natives are sure to shake hands after games and discuss happenings back home while never forgetting that “Winter is Coming.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Scotland matters to him in a way that those many natives who have lived outside the country will recognise.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Trump noted that Schroyer and Mullin, both Oklahoma natives, share a similar mindset.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Not all the plants in the unamended soil are California natives or even drought-tolerant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The reports they come back with are encouraging: They have met lots of natives and have been welcomed into their villages, invited to eat with them and watch their dances.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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