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How to use the word non-native in a Sentence?

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Tribal courts will now be able to exercise jurisdiction over non-Native perpetrators of sexual assault and sex trafficking, and we're providing more support for legal services and for law enforcement to get the training they need to help handle the trauma survivors are experiencing.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The non-invasive nature of this approach makes it particularly valuable for observing vulnerable or endangered species as well as those in hard-to-reach environments, such as caves and burrows. They do not have to be visible for us to know they are in the area if we can pick up traces of their DNA, literally out of thin air, air sampling could revolutionise terrestrial biomonitoring and provide new opportunities to track the composition of animal communities as well as detect invasion of non-native species.

– Elizabeth Clare

Found on CNN
2 years ago

As a language teacher, it’s always interesting to see that some of these terms are usually new colloquialisms, or are rooted or borrowed from another language, as a non-native speaker, I must confess it’s fun to see English speakers stumbling a bit for a change.

– Esteban Touma

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Sometimes, I think that non-Native people picture us as being stuck, historically. They think of us as being stuck in the past, but while we talk about our history -- because if we don't, it would be completely erased -- we're active in our resistance and in what's happening now.

– Mahtowin Munro

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It is clear from the numbers reporting fear of being judged by important others who know them and by health professionals that stigma remains a crucial barrier to address in any sexual health promotion intervention, the findings have also shown that groups with one or more socio-economic disadvantages, such as homeless people, sex workers, non-native language speakers and migrants, are at even greater risk of being unaware of their sexual health and unable to access the appropriate services.

– Ruth Lowry

Found on CNN
3 years ago

In Florida, we are finding it in both native and non-native snail species, and some of these snails have geographic ranges that extend well beyond Florida.

– Heather Stockdale Walden

Found on CNN
7 years ago

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