locality
noun
lo·cal·i·ty
lō-ˈka-lə-tē 
plural localities
1
: the fact or condition of having a location in space or time
2
: a particular place, situation, or location
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Examples of locality in a Sentence
The plant has only been found in one locality.
a locality with high housing prices
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Increasing political polarization between presidential candidates and lawmakers at the national level should remind us that most issues are better resolved in states and localities.
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Ray Nothstine, National Review, 3 Nov. 2024
After the war, the implementation of daylight saving time varied from state to state until the Uniform Time Act passed in 1966, which standardized the dates of daylight saving time but allowed for local exemptions if states or localities did not want to participate.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
States and localities are working with employers to align dual enrollment courses with workforce credentials that are in demand.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Deadline for all absentee ballots to be delivered to a polling place or central count location, as well as deadline for clerks in central count municipalities to report how many absentee ballots were issued in their locality and how many have been returned.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ray Nothstine, National Review, 3 Nov. 2024
After the war, the implementation of daylight saving time varied from state to state until the Uniform Time Act passed in 1966, which standardized the dates of daylight saving time but allowed for local exemptions if states or localities did not want to participate.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
States and localities are working with employers to align dual enrollment courses with workforce credentials that are in demand.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Deadline for all absentee ballots to be delivered to a polling place or central count location, as well as deadline for clerks in central count municipalities to report how many absentee ballots were issued in their locality and how many have been returned.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locality. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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