the town

noun

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

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The vacation home was in the town of Kerr along Highway 39, about 20 feet above the river that sat near the confluence of the north and south forks of the Guadalupe. Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 8 July 2025 However, as the mines dried up, so too did the town. Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025 One gauge along the Guadalupe River, in Kerrville, shows the water levels hit 23.4 feet at 4:45 a.m. Friday morning, about 45 minutes before the warning specific to the town was issued. Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 July 2025 Little time to escape floods Reagan Brown said his parents, in their 80s, managed to escape uphill as water inundated their home in the town of Hunt. Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 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 14 Jul. 2025.

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