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Alex said it felt like she and other traders were being "priced out" of an event that had previously been run by a smaller, local company.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Foithong Choenyim, a volunteer first responder who said his daughter was a seventh-grader at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, told local media that he rushed to the school to help the injured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The bulk of the loss in July was attributed to the local government education sector, which sees thousands of teachers drop off payrolls in the summer months.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
In April, before the Fifa Congress in Vancouver, local authorities rejected a request for a level-four motorcade, usually reserved for heads of state or the Pope.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Monitoring, both remote and local, is vital to saving lives.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Baker was known to regale locals with the history of their own homes and the founding Monrovians who lived there before them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
At the weekly market in the southern Romanian town of Calarasi, Florica Vasile goes from vendor to vendor loading her shopping trolley with vegetables the locals say are cheaper than anywhere else in the city.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Gabby Foster, a Black woman who has traveled solo to seven countries, makes connections with locals before she even lands.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The trust said the existing country park attracted about one million visits each year and it expected the additional land to provide "significant health and wellbeing benefits" for locals.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
A few locals straggled nearby, pretending to shop while eavesdropping.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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