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A local resident got wind of the development and posted about it on Facebook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Carla Lockhart, a local MP from the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, called the appeal overturn "seismic" and said residents had nothing to fear.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Organizers bought out all the fake meat from a local grocery store for the numerous vegans in the EA scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Yet, few local voters know the job exists, and fewer still know the candidates by name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Steph’s really nice. Plus, she’s a local girl.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Some locals in the mainly conservative Pahrump region are concerned about the change in tides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
As visitors grew, so did opportunities for locals.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In the past, some locals wryly called their overlooked town Swanna-Nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
As the days went on, the smell worsened, drawing swarms of flies and rats to the neighborhood, where they pestered and sickened locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
They don’t like too many locals in their stores when they are trying to sell to tourists, and they hate children still in their school uniforms who aren’t going to buy anything at all.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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