local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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That isn’t too surprising, as Hamas had warned that finding the bodies of all the dead hostages would take time and was unlikely to be completed by the Monday at noon local time deadline.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed just before midday local time that 20 living hostages had all been handed over to Israeli authorities at a meeting point on the northern border of Gaza.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Montana and Idaho NWS offices in Great Falls and Missoula issued winter weather advisories for parts of Montana and Idaho, which will remain in place through Monday at noon local time.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Under the peace agreement, Hamas must release all the hostages by noon, local time on Monday.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed just before midday local time that 20 living hostages had all been handed over to Israeli authorities at a meeting point on the northern border of Gaza.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Montana and Idaho NWS offices in Great Falls and Missoula issued winter weather advisories for parts of Montana and Idaho, which will remain in place through Monday at noon local time.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Under the peace agreement, Hamas must release all the hostages by noon, local time on Monday.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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