non-native
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said the government was protecting endangered red squirrels by tackling the threat of non-native grey squirrels.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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
The non-native predator was introduced to the island in the 1980s and has wreaked havoc on the internationally-significant breeding seabird colony.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 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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