local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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The attack, which is now considered an act of terrorism by the FBI, occurred at 3:15 a.m. local time when the pickup truck driven by the deceased subject — identified by the FBI as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas — plowed through the crowded Bourbon Street area.
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
What To Watch For New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Bourbon Street will be reopened before Thursday night’s college playoff Sugar Bowl at 3 p.m. local time, 4 p.m. ET.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
It is set for kickoff at 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, and will see the Georgia Bulldogs take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs at Caesars Superdome.
—Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The attack began to unfold around 3:15 a.m. local time when a man appeared to intentionally ram a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, one of the most popular tourist spots in the Crescent City’s famed French Quarter.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
What To Watch For New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Bourbon Street will be reopened before Thursday night’s college playoff Sugar Bowl at 3 p.m. local time, 4 p.m. ET.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
It is set for kickoff at 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, and will see the Georgia Bulldogs take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs at Caesars Superdome.
—Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The attack began to unfold around 3:15 a.m. local time when a man appeared to intentionally ram a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, one of the most popular tourist spots in the Crescent City’s famed French Quarter.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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