home-grown
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The Adam Smith Institute also finds that Britain is creating fewer home-grown millionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We need home-grown energy, including fuels and aviation fuels," a commission spokesperson said.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
It is a clean energy option that provides enormous home-grown energy that is, and will be, needed to power vibrant economies of the future.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Defending this approach as "pragmatic", Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told the BBC the UK needed to move away from its dependence on fossil fuels and invest more in home-grown energy.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Dinners were always noisy, and they were always abundant with great pots of boiled rice, platters of home-grown vegetables, fish Papa caught.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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