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a usually longtime resident of a locality
few locals seem to patronize the city's touristy restaurants, leaving them to diners who prefer atmosphere over food
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Recent Examples of local
J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
And now, thanks to a donation from a prominent local family, the city is set to quadruple its geothermal capacity.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2025
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
The factory, which is on a light-industrial estate half an hour from the city center, employs hundreds of locals who are trained in specialized skills, including evaluating and cutting hides.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The series builds on The Star's efforts to improve coverage of local communities.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
And now, thanks to a donation from a prominent local family, the city is set to quadruple its geothermal capacity.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
Listen to this article Tortuga Music Festival on Monday put single-day tickets on sale — good economic news for locals with jobs and others unable to attend all three days of the annual country music jam, which rolls out April 4-6 at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
The factory, which is on a light-industrial estate half an hour from the city center, employs hundreds of locals who are trained in specialized skills, including evaluating and cutting hides.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for local
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Beginning April 4, Merit TV will air nine hours of TCL programming each weekend, featuring live bouts between 12 teams across four regional divisions representing major U.S. markets.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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In his first season after transferring from Bowman, Pollard has helped the Cardinals win their first regional title since their Class 4A state championship season in 2007.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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And the big cell received nitrogen from the little guy.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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One detainee then carried Powell from that cell to the cell assigned to him, a Board of Correction report states.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Missing two of their starting pitchers, in Cody Bradford and Jon Gray, heading into the season, the Rangers need Eovaldi to be at the top of his game, and the Alvin, Texas native complied, tying the franchise record for strikeouts on Opening Day.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Utah native is at Memorial Park Golf Course looking to reverse that trend at the Texas Children's Houston Open.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The deals highlighted in this post were independently selected by the Contributor and do not contain affiliate links.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Planned Parenthood cannot provide medication abortions in Missouri, but affiliates in February submitted complication plans to the state health department in order to begin offering medication abortions.—
Summer Ballentine,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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As for what’s next for Salke, sources around town noted that her new first-look production deal at Amazon actually sets her up for a new chapter that will somewhat free her from the creative constraints that come with answering to tech bosses.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bafana Bafana are writing a new chapter in South African football.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Local.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/local. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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