locals

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AFP joined conservationists, rangers and locals this month as they retrieved and replaced cameras and microphones in the forest.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

But, if not to all, Watts thinks weight regulations or restrictions could allow locals to use it while restricting larger vehicles like HGVs.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Today, 175 years later, private jets crowd the airport every summer and locals joke that the Massachusetts island is a place where billionaires go to escape millionaires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

But the energy was still palpable, with locals sporting soccer jerseys and tourists popping up across the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Even so, most locals were oblivious to how they and their colleagues spent their days; and to be frank, they found them more than a little peculiar.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly