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[toun] / taʊn /


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They point out to the outcome of the investigation on another mass grave was unearthed in the north-western town of Mannar in 2018 in which more than 350 skeletal remains were found.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

And the Navy town you got stuck in becomes home.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Avyla said that with these major sporting events coming through town she’s worried the cost of living will continue to rise as her work gets busier and busier.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

It's the latest wearable tech boom that is likely coming to a street, park or town square near you.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The tires on my faithful old bicycle had finally given out and I had joined the hundreds clattering about town on metal wheel rims.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Already this year, multiple counties and towns have declared local emergencies as a spell of powerful tropical storms from the Pacific generated high surf that eroded local beaches.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

More than 100 local governments in both blue and red towns have paused or ended their contracts with Flock this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

With a population of about 2,400, it could pass for any number of prairie towns: modest houses and churches, mostly boarded-up storefronts, and a grain elevator towering above everything.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

By contrast, some small towns and cities across the US, such as Muncie, are seeing their populations rise after decades of decline.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

An outline of the boot-shaped state pulsed on the thick paper, its sprawling cities and sleepy towns and rural outposts gleaming and glittering.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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