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local

[loh-kuhl] / ˈloʊ kəl /


NOUN
person deeply rooted in community
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Some local authorities have also imposed restrictions on the sale and transport of gasoline and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

As the L.A. area grapples with an affordability crisis, local governments have a tightrope to walk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

In the lead-up to Nov. 3, the agency’s plan is to route ballots meant for local election offices to a nearby postal facility or directly to their destination.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

"That's $50 million to the local economy from 350 boats," according to Alexa Dayton, executive director of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

After an evening lecture and demonstration of spirit rappings at a local theater, Albany’s audience was invited to book personal conversations with the spirits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Surrounded by the windswept desert and towering mountains, locals are keenly aware of how improbable it was that a bustling town and verdant fields arose in this unforgiving terrain—and how swiftly it all might disappear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Roberto Flores, a 53-year-old shop owner in Loreto, an even more remote town on the Baja Peninsula, said locals were also waiting for more help from federal authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Numerous foreign paramilitaries have been seen in the vast, unstable central African country, where locals say they are backing the ill-armed government forces against the M23.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, the spate of construction is worrying locals in Batam who urged authorities to prioritise their needs.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The suspect most locals considered the killer was a member of the junta.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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