locals

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But that wasn’t the only reason locals sometimes directed their ire toward health workers.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Visiting Pyongyang last year, she saw more locals buying with their smartphones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Hood County locals are relentless in their fight against the data centers, packing county meetings and town halls and voicing their fierce opposition to the facilities threatening to transform their charming, small-town community.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

While planners say "it's all beautiful, it's all fantastic", locals fear environmental impacts, "disruption during the construction work" and potential expansion of the village with new houses or even blocks of flats, he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

To the locals, the mountain of manure was a steaming eyesore.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand