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homegrown

[ hohm-grohn ]

adjective

  1. grown grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption:

    homegrown tomatoes.

  2. native to, characteristic of, or developed in a particular region:

    the music of our own homegrown musicians; a community known for its homegrown hospitality; America’s homegrown terrorists.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of homegrown1

First recorded in 1635–45; home + grown
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It has invested heavily in homegrown tech, from renewables to chips to AI.

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“In addition, congressional oversight is warranted following President Trump’s recent remarks in which he expressed a desire to send ‘homegrown criminals’—including U.S. citizens—to this facility.”

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Silicon Valley depends heavily on these highly skilled workers, and Musk wasn't inaccurate in his skepticism that the U.S. will produce enough homegrown engineers to take all those jobs overnight.

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Indeed, Trump teased this possibility on Monday, floating the deportation of “homegrown criminals” to El Salvador next.

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Leeds Playhouse chief executive and artistic director James Brining said the venue had cut its number of homegrown shows from 12 to eight a year.

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