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The party says local authorities and NHS boards would have a duty to identify where extra GP provision is needed to support residents living in new housing developments.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
In March, S&P Global Ratings downgraded the country's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings, citing "structural weakness in global diamond demand."
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Catalans have been erecting human towers—castells—to celebrate local festivities since the 18th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
There are eight Hathoric columns and eight sphinxes in “sister dreamer” that honor local heroes, community workers and Halsey’s friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Though local residents did notice that the road up the hill was always plowed quickly after snowstorms.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing local
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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