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The major motorways that strike west from the capital bypass the county entirely; the trains from London Waterloo to the local station at Dorchester take a leisurely three hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The doctor said the victims had gone to a local shrine for a picnic.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
INDIO, Calif. — On a quiet neighborhood corner across the street from a local watering hole, a roughly 40-foot shovel towers above the desert.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Fix emphasizes the importance of shopping around beyond your local dealer because of how prices differ regionally.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
We spent the evening helping him through the opening quests and getting him equipped well enough to fight the local bears.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing local
"The Civil Rights Movement"
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