local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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Late Saturday night local time, the FBI and Secret Service were at a home believed to be associated with Allen in Torrance, a city of around 140,000 residents in California’s South Bay, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles.
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Garrett Haake, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
One laden tanker exited the gulf through the strait early Monday local time, according to MarineTraffic.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
On the morning of Friday, April 17 (local time), the couple sailed around Sydney Harbor alongside Invictus Australia, the Australian branch of Prince Harry's Invictus Games.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The time in Mexico City will be only one hour ahead of Denver’s local time, and if the Nuggets are flying there after a home game, the trip will be shorter than some NBA teams’ trips within the United States.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
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Garrett Haake, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
One laden tanker exited the gulf through the strait early Monday local time, according to MarineTraffic.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
On the morning of Friday, April 17 (local time), the couple sailed around Sydney Harbor alongside Invictus Australia, the Australian branch of Prince Harry's Invictus Games.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The time in Mexico City will be only one hour ahead of Denver’s local time, and if the Nuggets are flying there after a home game, the trip will be shorter than some NBA teams’ trips within the United States.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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