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hereabouts

British  
/ ˈhɪərəˌbaʊts /

adverb

  1. in this region or neighbourhood; near this place

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The most renowned of these hereabouts is the Santa Monica Pier, known even to the landlocked from movies and TV.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

There are so many skulls on churches hereabouts, actually, they started to feel like clues.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2020

Moreover, he felt a sense of duty to the form — that teriyaki hereabouts was “losing focus,” that some places were indeed doing a worse job than others.

From Seattle Times Oct. 31, 2019

For a sense of how rare such moments of sports bliss are hereabouts, the last time the Wizards won a home game in the conference semifinals was in 1979.

From Washington Post May 9, 2015

“I see him, yes. This island is small. You live hereabouts you see everybody.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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