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the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set
the movie's locale is ambiguous, though the architecture and dress are suggestive of 19th-century Europe
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Recent Examples of locale
For multi-sport trips, one unique and specialized option is adventure lodges, small hotels in top outdoor locales that have their own guides and offer a daily slate of activity options, typically including hikes, biking, horseback riding and more.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
According to Squaremouth's index, the most expensive destinations travelers are going to are polar and expedition destinations, followed by island and beach locales, and safari and wildlife places.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
As well as playing with the mood of real locales, the new season also allowed for an expansion of the metaphysical space known as ‘The Portal,’ a dreamlike environment which people who have ingested the Blue Angel mushroom are all connected to, and though it, even to each other.
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Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
In these remote locales, the other main viable broadband alternative typically comes from satellite services like Starlink—which are, compared to FWA, more expensive, with higher delays, and lower bandwidth.
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Shivendra Panwar,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 June 2026
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
According to Squaremouth's index, the most expensive destinations travelers are going to are polar and expedition destinations, followed by island and beach locales, and safari and wildlife places.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
As well as playing with the mood of real locales, the new season also allowed for an expansion of the metaphysical space known as ‘The Portal,’ a dreamlike environment which people who have ingested the Blue Angel mushroom are all connected to, and though it, even to each other.
—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
25 June 2026
In these remote locales, the other main viable broadband alternative typically comes from satellite services like Starlink—which are, compared to FWA, more expensive, with higher delays, and lower bandwidth.
—
Shivendra Panwar,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locale
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At least 22 locations broke or tied daily temperature records Thursdayand 17 more fell Friday.
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On one hand, the arena offers a level of privacy and security few locations can match.
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However, as Google well knows, people rarely change the default settings on their phones.
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The historical setting suits the filmmaker’s penchant for patience and precision, and its confounding intrigue keeps with his love of complex mind games.
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The emergency docket, nicknamed the shadow docket, offers a venue for a quick answer about whether the government can continue a policy while a challenge is litigated.
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In the venue’s defense, the arena’s near-impenetrable exterior likely had something to do with its appeal.
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Even in Moscow, extraordinary scenes are emerging of cars and trucks lining up outside gas stations, with some drivers waiting for hours with no guarantee of being able to fill up.
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The scene between him and TC (Sarah Swire) presents viewers with a peculiar question—what should music written and produced by a vampire sound like?
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At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo is still one of the most popular athletes in the world and even if his presence on the Portuguese national team is cause for international debate, a player like Folarin Balogun has no place in any paragraph with Ronaldo.
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The reason grocery prices seem all over the place is because every food product and industry is different.
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How to watch America's Block Party from home Each block party event may host livestreams on their sites and social media channels.
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Spotify asked Kalshi and Polymarket to remove its logo from their sites after users allegedly manipulated data on the streaming platform to cash out on prediction markets.
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“Locale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locale. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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