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Police in Northern Ireland on Sunday declared a security alert in the town of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, after reports that a car bomb exploded near a police station.
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CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery in the town of Midlothian, where a robber pulled out a gun and subsequently fled with $195,000.
—Bronson Arcuri, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
To put the city on the map and show that krump is alive and well in the town.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery in the town of Midlothian, where a robber pulled out a gun and subsequently fled with $195,000.
—Bronson Arcuri, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
To put the city on the map and show that krump is alive and well in the town.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
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“The town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20town. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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