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Finding new markets has also become more imperative as competition among local and foreign companies intensifies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In fact, Citizens Advice, a network of local charities that offers free confidential advice, including on finances, said more paying parents ask it for help than receiving parents.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
What can't be denied is the tournament has generated vast revenue and given English cricket a chance to reach audiences, both local and globally, that might not have been accessible without this radical change.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Some of my better local farmers markets sell it in sweet little rounds, but you can also buy it from your local supermarket.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Chase joked that he should become a meteorologist for a local television station.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
For locals, the provisions cannot come soon enough.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The hippo liked it there, so it took a while to extract the animal from the muddy waters to the delight of the locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Instead, locals sometimes offer fresh animal sacrifices at the shrine which attract the birds, he explains.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
High gold prices are pushing mining companies to expand production, drawing them into tense conflicts with locals and environmental groups across the American west.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Now, too late, she remembered the dire warnings the locals had given her.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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