the town

noun

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

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Davidson bans signs from town hall Davidson said in the news release that disruptions and signs will be prohibited from the town hall and there will be police there. Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025 And James Cleator fully owned the town by 1915, until the family sold it in 2022, according to Arizona’s Family. Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2025 David Lancaster, a commercial clam digger in Scarborough, used a drone to get a look at an approximately 12-foot (3.6-meter) shark near the town’s famed beaches earlier this month. Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025 Instead that was left to American architects Cooper Robertson while foreign consultants also had a hand to give the town European flair. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.

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