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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a local matter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an issue or topic that is relevant or specific to a particular area or community.
Example: "The decision regarding the new park will be considered a local matter, as it primarily affects the residents of this neighborhood."
Alternatives: "a community issue" or "a regional concern".
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Climate change is not a local matter.
Before the railroads, why was time considered a "local matter"?
Trademarks are, some treaties notwithstanding, largely a local matter.
You would think this ought to be purely a local matter.
On such a local matter, most council members simply followed Ms. Chin's lead on the question.
The Constitution prohibits Congress from intervening in a local matter like a missing child.
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In a more local matter, an Officer Safety Bulletin warned about an Arizona man who apparently had battled cocaine addiction, threatened to kill an unidentified victim and claimed that "he ate their pet cat".
What does it mean when a national mob can form around a local issue in just a matter of days?
As a result, more states are beginning to intervene in what was once a purely local matter. .
But when Dad met with him in his DC offices, to try to convince the congressman to trigger an FBI investigation, Brooks discouraged him, saying it sounded like an essentially local matter, despite kidnapping being a federal offense.
"Those who think this is a purely local matter should beware," said Simon Jenkins of The Times of London.
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