town
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She said her father hid the coins while working as an electrical contractor in properties around the town, although Mead's home was one he actually lived in.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The fire triggered evacuation orders in the German border town of Monschau as well as two Belgian villages, although residents of the hamlet of Sourbrodt have been given the green light to return home.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
And yet, if his band comes through your town, he’ll probably be playing for somewhere between a few dozen and a few hundred people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
However, it said the area was experiencing further problems on Monday morning as the drinking water storage tank which supplies the town remained critically low.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Aunt J, you’ve lived in this town forever, why does this stuff still surprise you?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The i Paper says new housing developments near train stations are set to be fast-tracked in a major expansion of commuter villages and towns.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Long queues of people could be seen evacuating towns on foot, by motorbike and car, some piled into the back of pickup trucks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The program is open to applicants from small towns and cities, tribal communities and underrepresented groups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
There is, I think, a tradition in the U.S. of appointing dogs as mayors of small towns, but in the U.K. we take the nonsense political candidate to another level entirely.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Several miles from the plant, the towns of Okuma and Futaba are still largely empty.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
