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Recent Examples of localism
Excessive localism leads to huge inequalities between jurisdictions and strips property taxes of their function of providing homeowners with some protections against property value declines, Schleicher said.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
In his new role, Vembu will focus fully on R&D initiatives, as well as his personal mission of rural development, which fits neatly into the company’s transnational localism strategy (more on that later).
—Melody Brue, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The next trope, of course, is the whole localism thing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
The vast sums of capital that flow through the former provide the financial basis for the localism of the latter, helping to preserve the image of a land unspoiled by the vampiric thirst of capitalism and the homogenizing cultural pressures of globalization.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
In his new role, Vembu will focus fully on R&D initiatives, as well as his personal mission of rural development, which fits neatly into the company’s transnational localism strategy (more on that later).
—Melody Brue, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The next trope, of course, is the whole localism thing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
The vast sums of capital that flow through the former provide the financial basis for the localism of the latter, helping to preserve the image of a land unspoiled by the vampiric thirst of capitalism and the homogenizing cultural pressures of globalization.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for localism
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Sarah Orne Jewett The 35th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Sarah Orne Jewett, a foundational figure in American literary regionalism.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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This national narrative sat in tension with a growing regionalism, seen in the rise of local historians and small museums.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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This provincialism was identified as such and condemned by Merlin Klee, who had been a Freedom Rider as well as a Catholic before joining the community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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This is provincialism: putting narrow interests over the well-being of not just current residents, but also the entire city.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Though the idiom of abuse has changed, the critics are as hostile as ever, while their targets react only with curious torpor.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Music unites the interconnecting stories in this saga and expands its passions, with a sumptuous score by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens that taps into a wide range of American styles, idioms and amalgams, even as the second act turns more dissonant.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Localism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/localism. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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