locally
Americanadverb
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in a particular place, area, location, etc.
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with regard to place.
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in a local area; nearby.
Not much interest is taken in the chess tournament locally.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of locally
First recorded in 1400–50, locally is from the late Middle English word localliche. See local, -ly
Example Sentences
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Canada and Australia all have programs that, combined with local incentives, can refund nearly half the money a studio spends locally on a production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
So acute was the situation that Albuquerque had a neighborhood, the International District, a rival to Los Angeles’ Skid Row or San Francisco’s Tenderloin, that was locally called the War Zone.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The new Anthropic feature can run locally on a device, like the open-source agent OpenClaw.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
From May, the DfE says the school-based nurseries programme will move to a locally led model, with councils, rather than schools, planning where to expand school-based nurseries.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Originally I thought Joel sold locally just to keep from burning fossil fuels.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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