town meeting

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Recent Examples of town meeting Its citizens could hold town meetings at the Austin center named for late Austin Mayor Lester Palmer, who died, by the way, in Forth Worth on Sept. 21, 2003 at age 94. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Councilor Kenneth McClary, a strong Wong supporter, cautioned at the annual town meeting in early May that budget reductions would hurt citizens. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025 That’s why the recent decision by the Manchester-by-the-Sea Board of Health to ignore town meeting voters is so egregious. Peter Brennan, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025 Meanwhile, town meetings will be held either at the Baugher Center of the Westchester Public Library or at the Duneland School Corporation chambers. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for town meeting
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Noun
  • Attendees experienced a dynamic mix of panel discussions, live performances, workshops, and industry mixers, all culminating in the Touring Awards Ceremony.
    Evan Burke, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Stay tuned Thursday for complete panel coverage, followed Monday by the release of the streaming site featuring all the panel discussions.
    The Deadline Team, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The plan is certain to divide the Democratic caucus — and possibly also their Republican colleagues — as senators try to assemble a bipartisan deal to reopen the government, ending 35 days of a debilitating shutdown.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has tried to keep enough of his Democratic caucus in line to force Republicans to strike a deal that meets Democratic demands on healthcare.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sisters hope the land transfer will serve as a model for Catholic congregations for future reconciliations with tribal nations.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The organization has announced plans to create thousands of new chapters and is cultivating new partnerships with pastors and congregations.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Plus, there’s no need to call a handyman to set up your new furniture, as assembly is as simple as snapping the metal base onto the seat.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Sucre was once home to several fish processing plants, an auto assembly plant and a large public university, all of which offered well-paying jobs.
    NPR, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • So too has his radical approach to inclusivity that welcomed the non-ordained faithful, including members of the LGBTQ+ community and lay women, to sit with bishops and contribute their thoughts on issues of church doctrine in meetings called synods.
    Aryn Baker, Time, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The organization is based in Del Mar, but UC San Diego in La Jolla is a host university for the symposium.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Haidt’s comments came as part of a symposium organized by Dartmouth economics professor David Blanchflower, whose work has previously been covered in Fortune.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Now that his non-compete is expiring, Xavier is officially accepting bookings for matches, signings, and seminars on the independent circuit.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The skyscraper seminar was organized as an opportunity for participants to share their takeaways with a select crowd of Japanese industry and government figures.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Shirley Manson has a special connection with Argentina, particularly with its feminist movements; the singer even participated in a colloquium there in 2019.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025

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