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town

[toun] / taʊn /


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"The situation is tragic," town notable Joseph Attieh told AFP by phone.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Together, they now have a flush emergency savings fund and own a 1,700-square-foot home in Boerne, Texas, a town outside of San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

New Jersey and Maryland also sued to halt ICE projects, while residents in Merrimack, New Hampshire, successfully lobbied elected officials to stop a facility in town.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

My maternal grandmother, Marcela Fernández, was born in 1914 in an Arizona copper town to parents who fled the Mexican Revolution before returning to their mountain pueblo in Zacatecas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

That meant he was fixing to go to town.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck