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Recent Examples of nonindigenous
Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
—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
Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonindigenous
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With nearly one-third of Los Angeles County's 10 million residents being foreign-born, the declaration has significant social and economic implications, especially for immigrant and mixed-status families.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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That work includes talking to their students in age-appropriate ways about what’s going on in their communities in a city that is nearly 30% Latino and more than 22% foreign-born, Shukla said.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Students at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill designed and 3D-printed a new version of the vuvuzela, the loud plastic horn that became infamous during past international soccer tournaments.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Still only 15 years old, the boy is now at the center of an international dispute.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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This infrastructure must be designed not only for large multinational banks but also for SMEs in Kenya, textile exporters in India, agribusinesses in Brazil and manufacturers in Vietnam.—
Meelan Gupta,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Chief among them was a new way of taxing multinational corporations who offshore their assets and a fee leveled on companies whose employees rely on Medi-Cal for health insurance.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Davila, who joined Cracker Barrel’s board in 2020, is the president and CEO of DMI Consulting, a multicultural marketing firm.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
10 Dec. 2025
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Over a career of more than three decades entertaining millions around the globe, his towering creative contributions and unrivaled, generational talent created the kind of multicultural American music reaching far beyond America itself.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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All of this requires external advisors, supported by foreign partners, working with multilateral donor agencies and local experts.—
Javier Corrales,
Time,
2 Dec. 2025
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Yalta was multipolar in its outcomes, and Helsinki was multilateral.—
Alexander Stubb,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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As Cost of Denial explains, external review is a protection included under the Affordable Care Act that allows coverage to be determined by an independent medical expert.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Thursday and reassured him of Moscow’s support as the Venezuelan leader faces escalating external pressure, according to a statement from the Kremlin.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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