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nonlocal

British  
/ nɒnˈləʊkəl /

adjective

  1. not of, affecting, or confined to a limited area or part

    the nonlocal aspect of the psyche

"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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But given this is a Dan Brown novel, there is powerful opposition to this idea, and a strong desire to weaponize nonlocal consciousness, especially within the corridors of a certain intelligence agency in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2025

They proposed a theory based on nonlocal elasticity to predict pattern formation by phase separation.

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2024

The lineup looks great, it’s a nice mixture of local and nonlocal.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2023

So if a theory is Bell nonlocal, it implicitly acknowledges the free will of the experimenters.

From Scientific American May 22, 2023

The new seminaries are reported to provide free tuition and living costs for nonlocal students.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2022

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