localism
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Yet the agency says it will enforce the cap on a “case-by-case approach” based on a review of “the Commission’s interests in localism, viewpoint diversity, and competition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“We always lean into the localism and the grassroots of it all and now we’re leaning into that even more.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
At the core of our mythic remembrance of that era is a sense of localism, a sense of working-class security and pride.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
Surfers can be notoriously territorial, and while I didn’t encounter any hostile localism at Westport, surfing’s growing popularity in Western Washington, combined with limited jetty parking, may occasionally raise tensions.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
If this is localism, what would its opposite look like?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
