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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
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia teamed up to examine the quality of samples of generic cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug imported from manufacturers in India by a local hospital in the Ethiopian capital.
—David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, locals sell the extra avocados and bananas from their trees on roadside stands with a jar nearby for leaving payment on an honor system.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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Officers provided life-saving measures, police said, and the child was taken to a local hospital.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia teamed up to examine the quality of samples of generic cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug imported from manufacturers in India by a local hospital in the Ethiopian capital.
—David Cox, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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One of her three daughters has developed nosebleeds, which locals say is a common condition among kids in the region.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead, locals sell the extra avocados and bananas from their trees on roadside stands with a jar nearby for leaving payment on an honor system.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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Often, the cake is made in a half-and-half manner featuring two flavor profiles, such as the popular regional doberge combination of chocolate and lemon.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Brazil agreed to take custody of the Argentine embassy, but President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, once an ally of Chávez, has shown scant interest in playing regional peace broker or advocating for the fates of his six houseguests.Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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With the former, your immune cells detect a threat and spurt out substances that widen your blood vessels, allowing more blood (and immune cells) to get to the affected area—an essential process for fighting germs and recovering from physical trauma.Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
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Down the hall is a row of metal black doors that open to windowless cells.Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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The West Coast native warned Drake to extricate Top5 from his circle, as the Toronto rapper’s motives and actions aren’t in his best interest.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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After graduating from University of Texas in Austin with a BS in Radio-TV-Film/Performance, the Texas native made her onscreen debut in the title role of director Al Adamson’s 1977 cult horror film Nurse Sherri.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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The mission statement explains that while its articles will feature affiliate links to Walmart products, the site itself will receive no portion of the sale.Ash Parrish, The Verge, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some 150,000 people in Syria are unaccounted for, most of whom were kidnapped or detained by the Assad regime or its affiliates, according to the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The chapter on work is particularly relevant in a post-pandemic world, where hybrid work has become the new norm.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Enthusiasts are eagerly speculating about new chapters in the expansive Dutton universe that could keep the show’s legacy alive.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Local.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/local. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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