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local

[loh-kuhl] / ˈloʊ kəl /


NOUN
person deeply rooted in community
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Local officials said the instructors had belonged to a private company that offered rope-jumping activities, though some local reports suggest they had belonged to informal groups of practitioners.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Local coalitions of neighbors are springing up in the most rural towns and counties as quiet, nature-filled lands are being replaced with loud, energy intensive data centers.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Local resident Reyna Vaca visited the memorial Tuesday afternoon and told the Santa Barbara News-Press that she remembered laughing with one of the victims, Munoz-Gautreaux, at a party just hours before the crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Local human-rights groups have tied excessive microfinance debt to suicides, migration, child labor and decreased food consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Local inhabitants help him portage around a barrier.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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