non-native
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Laura Nee, catchment officer for the South East Rivers Trust, said the non-native species "predate on about one animal per day".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Since 2011, he added, the island’s been free of these non-native grazers and native vegetation has rebounded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Maybe it’s good that I’m still needed, though I could see Docs Live being particularly useful for non-native speakers or folks who just aren’t great scribes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Apart from non-native speakers, there may be other subgroups of writers whose prose has the focus-grouped sheen of ChatGPT output.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
His bed was a mattress on the floor, the American flag draped over it for a coverlet, which even as a non-native, I thought most disrespectful.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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