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locals

NOUN
person deeply rooted in community
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To prepare for filming, Eleazar spent a month in Los Angeles, mimicking Misty’s routine and observing the locals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

CHICAGO—Happy hour at Chicago’s Bar Roma was buzzing this past week as locals poured in for $10 cocktails and $11 bruschetta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

While locals are used to periods of low water, this particular spell is alarming, with the record low of 1906 set to be surpassed imminently.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Authorities have been trying to release the water for the past three days using excavators but have not been very successful, locals told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In her view, monumental buildings implied a large resident population, but again there were plenty of anchovy bones and little evidence that locals farmed anything but cotton.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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