the town

noun

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

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Masson credited the town’s surveillance cameras with capturing the fleeing pair abandoning at least one of the paintings and the city’s police force with a quick response. News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026 Roughly 90% of voters at a referendum endorsed the town hiring a legal team to fight Smart Technology System’s proposed 81-acre facility. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 The Aspen Fire Department meets weekly to assess where the mitigation goes next in collaboration with the town, Pitkin County, and other groups. Jeff Todd, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Afterward, online searches for the town were up more than 5,000%, Google said. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2026.

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