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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
James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
The decrease is attributed to a reduction in local agency revenue and the termination of esports operations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Stavros, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Directed by four-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Rory Karpf (Nature Boy) of First Row Films, Grace Point follows a young man (Lowe) on his way to a remote drug rehab and finds himself in a strange town being chased by the locals, as well as his own personal demons.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
In many instances, local and state tax incentives are supporting these projects.
—James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
The decrease is attributed to a reduction in local agency revenue and the termination of esports operations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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These locals often add to the tapestry of understanding of the crimes documented on the tour and how the tales of the past can sometimes reveal issues that are still needing to be addressed in the present.
—Jennifer Stavros, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Directed by four-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Rory Karpf (Nature Boy) of First Row Films, Grace Point follows a young man (Lowe) on his way to a remote drug rehab and finds himself in a strange town being chased by the locals, as well as his own personal demons.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for local
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Barrera won three awards: songwriter of the year, best regional song and producer of the year.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Surf Air Mobility continues to focus on developing fully-electric and hybrid-electric powertrain technologies and expanding its regional airline network.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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After all, this son of ornery Nevada ranching patriarch and fellow armed stand-off artist Cliven Bundy applied, while on trial in Oregon, for the right of he and his posse to present from their cells in culturally and personally appropriate clothing.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Audio clips from Wolff’s August 2017 interview with Epstein — two years before he was found dead in a jail cell — can be found at the Daily Beast’s website.Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brown does not have prototypical size, listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, but the Naples, Fla., native loves his role on the team.Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Barr, a Lexington native in office since 2013, once worked as deputy counsel for then-Gov. Ernie Fletcher and is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Sales and marketing expenses decreased to $6.8 million from $7.2 million, primarily due to a shift to affiliate marketing strategies in Latin America.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Lakers will send guard Bronny James to their G-League affiliate beginning Saturday, per ESPN.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But that chapter, written before a July Supreme Court ruling that suggested Florida and Texas laws regulating content moderation flunk First Amendment scrutiny, also notes that Carr met some conservative pushback on that idea from his own Project 2025 collaborators.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here's how Stocks that could move, the biggest donors, jobs for Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk: Election news roundup Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has enough cash to buy Target, Starbucks, and Nike The result brings an end to a costly chapter in what had already been a difficult year for Boeing.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Local.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/local. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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