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localism

[loh-kuh-liz-uhm] / ˈloʊ kəˌlɪz əm /






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Yet the agency says it will enforce the cap on a “case-by-case approach” based on a review of “the Commission’s interests in localism, viewpoint diversity, and competition.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Both the ceramic and the chamoy traditions symbolize layers of culture as shaped by globalism and localism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

At the core of our mythic remembrance of that era is a sense of localism, a sense of working-class security and pride.

From BBC ● May 24, 2025

Whatever you think of their intended goals, they would also have an unintended effect of ameliorating one of the worst features of the property tax: its localism.

From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2025

If this is localism, what would its opposite look like?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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