hometown

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The 31-year-old, who performed from a stool during a promotional concert last month was back on his feet for the opening night of the world tour - which took place in his hometown.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Zulmi was buried in a military cemetery in his hometown in Bandung, West Java, while Ichwan and Farizal were laid to rest in their respective hometowns in Central Java and Yogyakarta.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

She relocated to the country of her birth in the early 1960s with my grandfather, José Miranda, after frost and drought ruined the family farm in their hometown of El Cargadero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A self-described B-student, he spent his childhood adventuring in the wilderness near his hometown of Seattle, and as a kid had preferred skiing to YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Out of her prison of a hometown in rural Wisconsin, into the clamor of big-city Chicago and ultimately New York.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove