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A pond near a Surrey gardens is at its lowest level for nearly two decades, a local wildlife charity has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The team of eight workers in the city of Dendermonde found the hoard last week when a drill got stuck in a gold bar, local police said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
By determining where particular amphibians were present or absent, researchers can reconstruct environmental changes at a more local scale.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Monitoring, both remote and local, is vital to saving lives.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned "The Odyssey".
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
As locals prepare to say goodbye to Tyler, who split her time between the Mumbles and a home in Portugal, it's ordinary moments that people seem to remember most.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the weather is warm, the Russian River draws dawdlers of all kinds, including LGBTQ+ vacationers, longtime locals and Bay Area families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
He reached out to the heads of the agencies to see if they might be willing to answer questions from locals at a town hall meeting.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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