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localized

  • past participle
    of localize.
    localize
    verb (used with object)
    to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
  • past tense form
    of localize.
    localize
    verb (used with object)
    to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.

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Ingka Group is working to open more compact stores, part of a strategic move into more localized store formats to sell its furniture closer to its customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

When an AI network was created with localized, spatial connections, it was naturally well suited to processing vision, sound, and touch.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Chlorides, which are abundant in seawater, are particularly aggressive toward many metals and can cause localized corrosion.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

And it has to come from a place that looks localized to the mouth, and it has to be the same diameter of the actor’s mouth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The evidence for a localized origin of modern humans, followed by their spread and then their replacement of other types of humans elsewhere, seems strongest for Europe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond