as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something a locality filled with exotic plants

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Recent Examples of locality Although pay varies by locality, for each occupation federal workers make nearly 25 percent less than their private-sector counterparts, according to the Federal Salary Council. Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Richmond was the first locality in the region to add the cameras, starting with two schools last spring and adding nine more by the end of summer. Karri Peifer, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 This is to say nothing of the impact that Trump and his team will have on science and trust, and the challenges for states and localities to combat misinformation coming from the highest levels of government. Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025 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. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for locality 
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Noun
  • Known for pink sand and warm, crystal-clear waters, this spot on the island’s southwest coast is a prime location in May and September when visitors will have more peace and quiet before and after the peak summer crowds.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The Austrian location was selected through public online voting.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The women alleged the department’s lack of sanitary pumping places caused several of them to develop mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The heart of the place is about 100 miles of Mediterranean coastline—a temperate zone south of the Galilee hills and north of the Negev desert with an average width until the Jordan River of about 50 miles.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Here's the full list of tour dates and venues: U.S.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • At the time of this article’s initial publication in February 2025, tickets for the Cowboy Carter Tour were priced starting at $70, with prices varying significantly by city and venue.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Controllers at virtually all larger FAA sites, including Air Route Traffic Control Centers and Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities, have six-day work weeks based on actual facility staffing levels compared to volume and complexity, the controller said.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Tidal and Qobuz trumpet their hi-fi offerings; YouTube Music infuses its catalog with the output of the world’s largest video site; Apple Music offers a karaoke mode.
    Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025

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“Locality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locality. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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