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localism

[loh-kuh-liz-uhm] / ˈloʊ kəˌlɪz əm /






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“We always lean into the localism and the grassroots of it all and now we’re leaning into that even more.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The many state histories written in the aftermath of the Revolution were anything but celebrations of localism and diversity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

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