the town

noun

: the government of a town
The town plans to increase property taxes.

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Just as here, the town in Herscht is modeled on a genuine East German town. Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025 Take your time, the town insists, and take it all in. David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 In Maroun al-Ras, an Aramaic name that refers to the town's hill-top position, a tourist attraction that had gardens, cafes and an amusement park lies in ruins. Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025 Among those musicians was Milton Nascimento, who was about 10 years older than Borges and had moved from the town of Três Pontas to Belo Horizonte in 1963. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the town

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