nonlocal
adjective
non·lo·cal
ˌnän-ˈlō-kəl 
: not local
nonlocal issues/politics
a nonlocal anesthetic
nonlocally
adverb
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While nonlocal vehicles were redirected to take Idaho 55, resident traffic in the area was allowed through the collapse zone sporadically as experts assessed the site and created a plan for repairs.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2025
Teams can summon as many as 30 nonlocal draft prospects to team headquarters for medical exams and meetings with executives and coaches, but not on-field work.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Catholic Relief Services, for example, is a nonlocal partner that has received hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the agency for charity work.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Twelve of the 17 nonlocal journalists who CPJ says are imprisoned throughout the world were being held in Russia.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2025
Teams can summon as many as 30 nonlocal draft prospects to team headquarters for medical exams and meetings with executives and coaches, but not on-field work.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Catholic Relief Services, for example, is a nonlocal partner that has received hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the agency for charity work.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Twelve of the 17 nonlocal journalists who CPJ says are imprisoned throughout the world were being held in Russia.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Nonlocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonlocal. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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