locals

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Locals accustomed to using some campus facilities complained they lost access to spaces Bhakta used for his vintage cars and spirits collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Locals in Nanyuki are simply angry that the US is refusing to take Ebola patients to their own shores.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Locals worry that for anyone who doesn’t get a job, the cash benefits won’t last, and land they are left with won’t be enough to farm sustainably.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Locals in Borno state have endured decades of insecurity.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Locals dubbed them “brain busters” or “NACA nuts”; the less polite called them “weirdos.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly