locals

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And locals like to say that everything is a 15-minute drive to everywhere else, from downtown to acres of farm land.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

She found that locals, especially immigrants who came here in the 1980s, look on the place as a back yard .

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Residents and businesses still rely on septic tanks, and locals say larger businesses have been hesitant to relocate there because of the lack of sewer service.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Starmer visited the scene of the attacks and a Jewish volunteer ambulance service on Thursday and was booed by some locals, who accused him of not doing enough to protect them.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Many locals and visitors believed the eerie tales of lights flickering on and off during the night, dishes falling on their own, and phantoms in the bathroom mirror.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas