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Recent Examples of localism
Always bummed about something: the crowd, the wind, the hotel breakfast, the localism, the boards, the guy on the inside.
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John Winsor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Carr has mode localism a priority, and has pushed back on moves by network owners to continue raising onerous fees.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Moreover, Skydance reaffirms its commitment to localism as a core component of the public interest standard.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 July 2025
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John Winsor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Carr has mode localism a priority, and has pushed back on moves by network owners to continue raising onerous fees.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Moreover, Skydance reaffirms its commitment to localism as a core component of the public interest standard.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for localism
Noun
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Wood saw regionalism as the New Deal in visual form: Both affirmed the country’s varied livelihoods and landscapes.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Just don’t let the deniers know that regionalism and sustainability are essentially one and the same.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This provincialism was identified as such and condemned by Merlin Klee, who had been a Freedom Rider as well as a Catholic before joining the community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And why in the world would anyone composing after the Second World War reëmbrace the long-irrelevant late-Romantic idiom of Puccini and Strauss, with its lush harmonies, rich orchestration, and powerful melodies?—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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These days, Andersen has the idioms flying in Carolina’s locker room.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Localism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/localism. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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