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The variety of definitions may be why characters in a “Portlandia” sketch opted not to take a restaurant’s word and instead visited a farm to verify a chicken’s localness.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2018

“We believe it fits in the company – maybe not in the news division – but it fits in the company and the localness that we have,” Segal said.

From Chicago Tribune • Jan. 21, 2014

So just how important is local news and the role of the local paper to the concept of localness and community?

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

Myers said: "The DQF savings in afternoon, evening and weekend sharing and the loss of specialist programming would impact the quality and localness of the service too greatly to justify the saving."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2012

The Southwest kept a grasp but a slipping grasp on localness.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck