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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 70% of the full-time graduate students in key technical fields at U.S. universities are foreign-born.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Labor Department data shows that almost 68 percent of crop workers employed in the United States during the 2021-22 fiscal year were foreign-born.—
Ana Ley,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Merely considering income tax consequences is insufficient and guidance from professionals adept at planning for expatriates with substantial knowledge of income, estates, and gift taxes along with international tax treaties can be significantly beneficial.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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As the Trump administration freezes and slashes billions of dollars in research funding, meddles with curricula, and threatens international students’ ability to study in the US, governments, universities and research institutions in Canada, Europe and Asia are racing to attract fleeing talent.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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For multinational organizations, facility management data can help standardize sustainability practices across diverse regulatory environments.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Once confined to prison networks in Venezuela’s Aragua state, TDA has grown into a sprawling, multinational criminal syndicate.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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However, with multicultural engagement, depth often matters more than scale.—
Tony Gonzalez,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The reality was more complex, as the far-right political party Front National rose to prominence in the years after that triumph and riots broke out in the multicultural Parisian suburbs, known as banlieues, in 2005 and 2023.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this year, Gabbard accepted an invitation from Modi to speak at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, a multilateral conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, but, before returning to Washington, Gabbard made stops in Japan, Thailand and France.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
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Under this arrangement, uranium enrichment would be conducted by a multilateral organization consisting of several Middle Eastern nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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CIVs require unrelated investors and external managers—criteria typical hedge funds meet, but not personal or family trading entities.—
Robert Green,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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With no predators, external threats or competitors, demodex mites have no selective pressures, Perotti explained.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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“Nonindigenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonindigenous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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