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Recent Examples of nonindigenous
Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Approximately 6,500 nonindigenous species are in the U.S., posing risks to native plants, animals, and ecosystems—but 37 of those species are edible.
—Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2022
Cher learned of Kaavan’s plight in 2016 and hired a legal team to press for his freedom, citing inhumane treatment of a nonindigenous animal.
—Charles McDermid and Bopha Phorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
The nearly two million indigenous peoples in Canada are also poorly served by the country’s health care system, with rates of suicide, infant mortality, and chronic disease that are much higher than those of the nonindigenous population.
—Nathan Whitlock, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020
Apart from the local activity of the Urarina, other indigenous groups and some nonindigenous people, the Pastaza-Marañón peatlands remain in nearly pristine condition.
—Daniel Grossman, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2020
Most of Monday’s victims were nonindigenous Papuan people, the police said.
—Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2019
Indigenous groups suffered the worst losses, and nonindigenous lawyers, journalists, activists, park rangers and others were killed as well.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2019
Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Approximately 6,500 nonindigenous species are in the U.S., posing risks to native plants, animals, and ecosystems—but 37 of those species are edible.
—Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2022
Cher learned of Kaavan’s plight in 2016 and hired a legal team to press for his freedom, citing inhumane treatment of a nonindigenous animal.
—Charles McDermid and Bopha Phorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
The nearly two million indigenous peoples in Canada are also poorly served by the country’s health care system, with rates of suicide, infant mortality, and chronic disease that are much higher than those of the nonindigenous population.
—Nathan Whitlock, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020
Apart from the local activity of the Urarina, other indigenous groups and some nonindigenous people, the Pastaza-Marañón peatlands remain in nearly pristine condition.
—Daniel Grossman, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2020
Most of Monday’s victims were nonindigenous Papuan people, the police said.
—Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2019
Indigenous groups suffered the worst losses, and nonindigenous lawyers, journalists, activists, park rangers and others were killed as well.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonindigenous
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Over half of the city’s residents are foreign-born, and more than 70% are Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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In Homestead, a city southwest of Miami, officials voted to join despite 40 percent of its population being foreign-born, and 68 percent Hispanic.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This immersive experience successfully showcased Buldak to a diverse, international audience, cementing its status as the ultimate representative of Korea’s bold culinary influence.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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During an international crisis, a submarine can be quietly deployed unseen to a trouble-spot to act as an observer or a deterrent, then removed just as quietly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The biggest donor was multinational food company Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, which gave $5 million despite having very little political contribution history at the federal level in recent years.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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With the risk of global economic harm now a very real threat for many multinational industries, businesses everywhere are working to stem the harm amongst the uncertainty.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The tight race has led to a surge in political advertising and campaigning on popular prominently Chinese-language apps such as WeChat and Red Note targeting marginal, multicultural constituencies in recent weeks.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Jakes founded The Potter's House in 1996 as a non-denominational, multicultural church in South Dallas.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The book identifies a host of factors that have thwarted global environmental cooperation, including the Western world’s neoliberal economic ideology, failures to distribute the burdens of adaptation, dysfunctional international institutions, and weak global norms of multilateral problem solving.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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In mid-February, the Russian ships reached the Indonesian island of Bali for a multilateral naval exercise codenamed Komodo-2025.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Prior to Joyce, Lisa Cummins, the minister of energy and business development in Barbados, spoke movingly about how her small island nation was being buffeted by external forces.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The only reason there’s a handful of options for Day 3 is because many of their guys at the end of the depth chart are external vets and the Cowboys could try to replace them with homegrown talents.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Nonindigenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonindigenous. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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