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Red pandas are native to the eastern Himalayas and south western China.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
In August, officials also skipped a "cool mix" release designed to help protect native species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
A Santa Monica native who grew up in Sherman Oaks, Wolfe first traveled to Kenya in 1973, shortly after graduating from Williams College.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
PAT'ER, pa'tris, a father; Pa'tria, one's native country.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
Ferrari is Formula 1 in Italy; natives joke that the position of Scuderia team principal is just as important as the identity of the Pope.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
He said he felt being a unionist should not exclude him from putting his culture on display for the city's natives and visitors.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
And they set out to replace the invasive grasses with natives, all procured from the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
This is the birthplace of the city, and I know that this was a land of the natives, the Tongva.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
We now have fresh water from our well, houses for everyone instead of tents, and peace with the natives.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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