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a usually longtime resident of a locality
few locals seem to patronize the city's touristy restaurants, leaving them to diners who prefer atmosphere over food
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Recent Examples of locals
There has long been a divide between locals and out-of-town visitors over the giant canopies.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
In one clip from his phone, Kraus was picked up and driven to his hotel by a group of Boston locals.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Cabo Verde, as it is known to locals, is a collection of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa with a population slightly over half a million people.
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Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2026
The number of treatment centers attracts many non-locals and leads to the overrepresentation of drug users in the local population, the study found.
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
5 July 2026
On weekdays, Library Blu, the hotel’s bar, is packed with guests unwinding post-work, but weekends also bring in locals checking-in for a staycation.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 July 2026
The flyovers - though met mostly with complaints from locals over the noise - drew awe from the fair's guests.
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Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated.
—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.
—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
In one clip from his phone, Kraus was picked up and driven to his hotel by a group of Boston locals.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Cabo Verde, as it is known to locals, is a collection of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa with a population slightly over half a million people.
—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2026
The number of treatment centers attracts many non-locals and leads to the overrepresentation of drug users in the local population, the study found.
—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
5 July 2026
On weekdays, Library Blu, the hotel’s bar, is packed with guests unwinding post-work, but weekends also bring in locals checking-in for a staycation.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 July 2026
The flyovers - though met mostly with complaints from locals over the noise - drew awe from the fair's guests.
—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locals
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What other industry can boast proprietary, transaction-level purchase data at the scale of performance creators and affiliates?
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As one executive put it, teams have to pick their roster battles and try to stay covered at the higher affiliates.
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Lawrence natives have held watch parties for all of Team Algeria’s games in downtown Lawrence, as well as various rallies for Algeria’s fans, with downtown stores placing Team Algeria jerseys in display windows.
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Secondly, and arguably equally as important for non-crypto-natives, are the improvements being made to the traceability and transparency linked to on-chain transactions.
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These synthetic cells could also pave the way to the past, to the origins of biology itself.
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It is stored in an inactive form in cells such as the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and immune system—acting as the body’s reserve bank, indicating how much iron is available for future use.
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These are some of the asks of residents in communities around the country.
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Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City.
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“Locals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locals. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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