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Recent Examples of locality
The Justice Department is now all but threatening states and localities to comply with this sea change, to their own detriment and the country’s.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
The fossil fuel industry faces dozens of lawsuits filed by states and localities accusing companies of misleading the public about the risks of climate change.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
However, at that time New York City, like every other state and locality across the country, believed those papers were legally binding commands to hold people for deportation.
—Peter L. Markowitz, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
The federal powers will run into thorny legal issues, as states and localities generally have oversight over power plant planning and permitting.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
The fossil fuel industry faces dozens of lawsuits filed by states and localities accusing companies of misleading the public about the risks of climate change.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
However, at that time New York City, like every other state and locality across the country, believed those papers were legally binding commands to hold people for deportation.
—Peter L. Markowitz, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
The federal powers will run into thorny legal issues, as states and localities generally have oversight over power plant planning and permitting.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locality
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First discovered: 6:23 p.m. April 19 Initial location: Riverside County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: 20th A new wildfire was reported today at 6:23 p.m. in Riverside County.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists recently unveiled a series of strange, centuries-old inscriptions at the site believed to be the location of the Last Supper – just in time for Easter.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Lesotho Communications Authority said the license would be in place for 10 years.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The vessel will also stop at the line’s private Bahamas island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, where passengers will find loungers overlooking aquamarine water; dining venues and bars; shore excursions like kayaking and jet skiing; and more.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The venue, which has a concert capacity of around twenty thousand people, has become an unlikely home base for the band.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The suspect, identified as Cody Balmer, jumped a fence at the Governor's Residence, evaded troopers on site who were looking for him, then broke into the residence and set fire to the building before escaping back over the fence, according to the State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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And on the day of the launch, celebrity friends including Oprah Winfrey, Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner joined the historic moment at the site in Texas.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locality. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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