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home-grown

British  

adjective

  1. (esp of fruit and vegetables) produced in one's own country, district, estate, or garden

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It has been a dramatic fall from grace for one of United's most celebrated recent home-grown talents.

From BBC

“The logo hasn’t gone through the same process of oversimplification that a lot of corporations have done, so it reads as home-grown,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

China approved a home-grown pharmaceutical company’s low-dose atropine drops last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of the waste the villagers recycle is home-grown, researchers and residents say.

From Barron's

I'm old enough to remember the three West Ham players who helped England win their only World Cup, in 1966 at Wembley, and I am sure everyone reading this can relate to the home-grown talent in your team, and how special the feeling is to know "he's one of our own".

From BBC

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