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- adjective Having been
produced locally .
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Examples
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In the last Champions League final Barcelona had eight players that were home-grown, which is an incredible statistic.
Manchester City's £100m plan to be the Barcelona of the Premier League 2011
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Western countries have become increasingly concerned about so-called "home-grown" terrorism in recent years, and surely the arrest of an American for plotting a 9/11 anniversary attack would be seen by some as a cue to reopen contentious debates about how America balances liberty and security.
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In the last Champions League final Barcelona had eight players that were home-grown, which is an incredible statistic.
The Guardian World News Andy Hunter 2011
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The proposals come as Illinois focuses on home-grown solutions to its pension difficulties after Gov.
Illinois Pension Crisis Eludes Easy Solutions Michael Corkery 2011
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A Washington Post opinion writer argues that King "has blinders on when it comes to home-grown extremism."
Sikhs shot in Calif. may have been mistaken for Muslims 2011
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Recognizing that U.S. foreign assistance does not fund abortion services, he states flatly that, "Support for contraception does not imply or require support for abortion," and goes on say that, "... women in Congo have enough home-grown problems without importing irrelevant, Western controversies."
Robert Walker: "Pro-Family Planning" Republicans? Robert Walker 2011
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Recognizing that U.S. foreign assistance does not fund abortion services, he states flatly that, "Support for contraception does not imply or require support for abortion," and goes on say that, "... women in Congo have enough home-grown problems without importing irrelevant, Western controversies."
Robert Walker: "Pro-Family Planning" Republicans? Robert Walker 2011
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Even if Gaddafi's forces succeed in checking the advance of rebel forces, and the civil war becomes protracted, it is the home-grown nature of this revolt that contains the ultimate seeds of the destruction of Gaddafi's regime.
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There is still no word on who was behind those attacks, although police have focused their investigation on the Indian Mujahideen, a home-grown militant group know for its city-to-city bombing campaigns using small explosive devices.
Briefcase bomb at High Court in India capital kills 9 Reuters 2011
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There is still no word on who was behind those attacks, although police have focused their investigation on the Indian Mujahideen, a home-grown militant group know for its city-to-city bombing campaigns using small explosive devices.
Briefcase bomb at High Court in India capital kills 9 Reuters 2011
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