local
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So if you’re stuck, consider picking up shifts at a local bar, restaurant, hotel or retailer in the meantime to put money in your pocket and avoid gaps in your résumé.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The technique could be used both in large centralized facilities and in smaller local systems that take advantage of waste heat from major industrial operations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
And so I like shooting in New Mexico and supporting the local community, especially local Natives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
In the 1990s, the agency started sharing with local law enforcement agencies its National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, which collects the unique marks on bullet casings found at shooting scenes.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
“We saw,” stated Bass, “the local glass menders, who joined us right out of school, not only become experts, but marry and raise children.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing local
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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The Syrian Refugee Crisis Continues
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