town meeting

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Recent Examples of town meeting The affordable housing proposal for 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive was introduced by Kirby Marcantonio, one of the four partners in contract to buy the land for the development, at a town meeting last week, the East Hampton Star reported. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025 It was put together following a major overhaul that saw its advisory board scrapped in favor of a series of open hall town meetings with industry across the UK attended by last year’s chair Jane Tranter and creative director Rowan Woods. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025 Complaint about evangelizing prompts move on public comment Weeks before the council voted to eliminate public comment, Fountain Hills resident Bethany Culp complained about a Sept. 16 town meeting. Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2025 At a crowded special town meeting attended by roughly 1,500 residents on Tuesday night, more than 70% backed a measure allowing homeowners to rent out their properties without any requirements on length of stay. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for town meeting
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Noun
  • In addition to sessions on AI, microdrama and co-production, Entertainment Pulse is also hosting panel discussions on animation, streaming, film financing and a Filmmaker Sharing session with Hong Kong producers and directors including Amy Chin and Patrick Leung.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The festival features screenings of thought-provoking films, panel discussions, and interactive workshops, according to a news release.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But morale inside the House Republican caucus has been depressed, with Democrats − who need to pick up a net total of three seats to hold a majority in the lower chamber of Congress − looking likely to gain control of the House after the November elections.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • There is no good government caucus.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Growing up, the theater was a holy place, a cathedral of congregation.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The congregation became the heart of the Black community in Chadds Ford.
    Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric with influence within Iran's security forces and vast business networks under his father, had been seen as a frontrunner in the lead-up to the assembly vote.
    James Powel, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The right to gather without fear The right to peaceful assembly allows citizens to gather, protest and demand accountability.
    Brielle Miller, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Casey said the synod, the first in the 19-county archdiocese since 1971, will be designed to give all Catholics an opportunity to weigh in on issues that are important to them.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In July, its members voted to keep the church open and hand its administration over to the synod, which will make decisions about its future.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Just one month earlier, the museum had hosted a Tate Modern symposium, co-funded by Hyundai, on performance in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • During the symposium, held in June, panelists shared insights about natural disasters in their regions and identified steps that could help mitigate damage and protect lives.
    Liz Wegerer, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Owners receive continuous updates, on-demand modules for specialized issues, and invitations to annual seminars.
    William Jones, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Instructor Amaziah Israel said the seminar aims to teach practical strategies for de-escalation and conflict resolution.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sander’s great-grandson sold the painting at auction in 2021 to the Art Institute of Chicago, which recently hosted a colloquium on the work.3 Nineteen twenty-five was a heady year for photography and art in Weimar Germany.
    Noam M. Elcott, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
  • At a recent colloquium on critical materials for AI hosted by Professor Alondra Nelson at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey, researchers lamented that confidentiality concerns often prevented forensic accounting of material needs for AI.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025

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