the town

noun

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

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Tooth Decay and Regrets In Grayling, questions about fluoridation were brewing for at least a year before the town changed course. Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025 Lee was granted bail on Wednesday and will reside in the town of Moama with her mother in the Murray region of southern New South Wales, the ABC stated. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 The largest pieces of debris landed near the town of Esperance. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Though San Miguel de Allende’s sublime culinary scene means visitors will want to spend meals out on the town, the property’s kitchen also makes a mean breakfast—and has the in at every restaurant in town. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the town

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