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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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In food preparation and serving jobs, another major employer of immigrants, the share of workers who were foreign-born rose from about 22% to more than 25% over the same period.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Care at home is even more dependent upon immigrants, with around 1 in 3 home health workers foreign-born.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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California taking ‘posture of preparedness,’ governor says While authorities said there is no specific threat to the region, officials across California have also been monitoring broader security concerns tied to international tensions.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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A week-plus into the military efforts, overnight March 8-9, premarket trading mass hysteria spurred Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, and West Texas Intermediate, a domestic American benchmark, both to nearly $120 per barrel.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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France earlier said six soldiers had been hurt in a drone strike in Irbil, where French troops are deployed as part of a multinational counterterrorism mission supporting Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State militants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The expansion extends to multinational companies, too.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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The party is seeking to replace it with a modern, progressive, and multicultural society unconstrained by its Chinese past.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Esty is a Dominican-American musician who blends música urbana with Latin pop, reflecting her multicultural upbringing.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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Neoconservatism was also fueled by contempt for diplomacy and multilateral organizations like the United Nations, and a sense that a decadent America would be reinvigorated by international aggression.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Recall that Trump in his first term shredded the multilateral nuclear nonproliferation agreement with Iran.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 1992, after decades of external pressure and internal resistance, the country voted to end the system.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The increase in Oscar nominations for Latino talent stems not from organic industry change but from external pressure, particularly the #OscarsSoWhite movement that prompted the Academy to expand its voting body starting in 2016 by recruiting women and members of underrepresented communities.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Nonindigenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonindigenous. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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