the town

noun

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

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Measles cases in Utah, Arizona The measles outbreak in Arizona began in and around the town of Colorado City in Mohave County, according to the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 Owner of a stationary shop that sold cigarette papers in the town of Trossingen, Fritz Kiehn had long recognized his fellow citizens’ insatiable demand for rolling papers. Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025 On that day, some 500 rebels took over the town to kickstart an island-wide revolution that would take back control from then-governing Spanish rule and establish a new and independent Republic of Puerto Rico. Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 Birney plays brash political pundit named Jake Gadling, who wakes up kidnapped following a night on the town. Brent Lang, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the town

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“The town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20town. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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