locals

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Outside Anna's house, rescuers were making sure everyone was physically OK, while government psychologists were talking to shell-shocked and sometimes tearful locals, and volunteers handing out free food and drink.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

"Sadie is just a great lady, she has time for everyone, she is so well known to the locals here and I'm so sad to see her go," she said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Many locals who are used to coexisting with the sharks think it’s all a big hullabaloo, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

For locals, the venture has been a success.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

On a local level, terra preta is valuable enough for locals to dig it up and sell as potting soil, an activity that, alas, has already destroyed countless artifacts.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann