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town

[taun] / taʊn /


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My father was very outgoing and wherever we went in town, he would meet and chat with Black’s regular customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The local town hall was opened to provide shelter and coordinate with emergency services, the local mayor said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

There’s an ironic disconnect when a town calls itself “Polar Bear Capital of the World” — it’s not like these creatures, who existed long before us, get to be in charge of anything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

He was born in Polička, a market town in what is now the Czech Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

I was the only student in school who owned a dog team, but in the town there were dozens, and most of them raced on Saturdays.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

These will be the temperatures in the towns for the first half of Thursday night but rurally they could be lower.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

"There's a danger of creating ghost towns," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Uganda forces first deployed to the country in 2007 and played a key role in driving al-Shabab out of Mogadishu and other major towns.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The greatest thing said about her is that she isn’t a senator, she’s the mayor of 500 Maine towns and serves them well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“These are not just disorganized people living in towns here and there,” says Captain Newport.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone


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