the town

noun

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

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El Tequileño Añejo, including its Gran Reserva and retailer single-barrel variants, comes from the historic El Tequileño distillery in the town of Tequila. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 There was no shortage of drama at the town carnival in season 1, and that included the fashion. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 Ukraine’s General Staff on Sunday confirmed its forces were behind the strike on the facility in the town of Matveev Kurgan. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun. Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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