local
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“MIDA projects do not go through the standard local land use approval processes,” the county explained in a press release.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
In a statement, Watford described him as "a local lad who quite simply lived and breathed the Hornets, Jackett was a homegrown star who played an instrumental part in some of our greatest successes".
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Once packages arrive, they frequently sit at the port in Havana for two weeks or more because fuel shortages prevent local delivery trucks from operating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Making noise, online and in local government meetings, is where organizers are succeeding across the country in their goals of stopping new center construction.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 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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