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local

[loh-kuhl] / ˈloʊ kəl /


NOUN
person deeply rooted in community
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CBS, the BBC's news partner in America, reported that as of Friday evening local time, two people were killed and several injured.

From BBC

"Everyone's got to learn but it seems everyone wants to learn here," said one local resident.

From BBC

Analysts have said extra state and local tax deductions could help consumer spending.

From MarketWatch

Marcucci, the father who sprang from his bed after hearing of the fire, says he found Manfredi walking outside a local cinema, dazed with pain and thirsty.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to the show's synopsis, his plan initially works and tourists begin to arrive, but unfortunately, the locals were right.

From BBC