sense of place

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Veeraswamy's co-owner still thinks there could be a compromise to allow the restaurant to stay - and Mathrani says that its location provides a "sense of place and continuity".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Learning about the river, she said, created a group of “children with a fierce sense of place and a fierce determination to protect what’s left and to bring back as much as we can.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

But the book comes superbly to life in its character sketches, its bawling dialogue and its rugged sense of place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

I’ve felt peace like this before — a trip to Sequoia National Park comes to mind — but what I liked about Chromasonic was that any sense of place felt distorted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

The world spun for a moment as she recalibrated, trying to get a sense of place.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray