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hometown

[hohm-taun] / ˈhoʊmˈtaʊn /


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Giving some background ahead of the song “Lubbock or Leave It,” Maines talked about how she loved her hometown in West Texas until she left it.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

A mural of Bonnie Tyler has been unveiled in her hometown as a tribute to the global star "who never forgot her roots".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The atmosphere in Talarico's hometown of Round Rock was buzzing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

First up is my hometown, Newtown, Conn., where my best friend has retired with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

This was the same summer that Craig was getting married to Janis in her hometown of Denver.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Since that $26 million refusal, Bare and Huddleston, two self-described “country hicks,” have become polarizing heroes of the rural campaign against the AI technology rewiring geopolitics, the economy—and now hometowns like theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Opponents of data centres in the United States have called for a "national day of protest" on Saturday to "protect our hometowns, our wallets, and our way of life".

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

The bodies of those killed were also taken to the hospital and following identification, will be transported to their hometowns by ambulance.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Since all three of us were originally from Philadelphia, we shared stories about how most people don’t know a real Philly cheesesteak when they eat one in their hometowns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

It was critical now, Olmsted argued, to concentrate on making improvements of a kind most likely to increase the gleam in the stories people took back to their hometowns.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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