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To avoid scrutiny from the Chinese authorities, he planned to naturalise as a Japanese citizen.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

The number of Syrians who naturalise is expected to also rise in 2022.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2022

Should England naturalise top young foreign players from the big Premier League clubs?

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2010

To get over this difficulty, he had to apply for, and obtain, a special Act of Parliament to naturalise him.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer

Mr. Heinemann and Mr. Unwin have endeavoured to naturalise the custom here; but, though in cloth yellow has emphatically 'caught on,' in paper it still hangs fire.

From Prose Fancies (Second Series) by Le Gallienne, Richard