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Recent Examples of town meeting
Annual town meeting for Elgin Township to be held Tuesday
Elgin Township will be holding its annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at the Elgin Township Building, 729 S. McLean Blvd., Elgin.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The plan is set for another vote at Marblehead’s next town meeting, in May.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
That agenda will be guided by an open call for session ideas, an open call for session producers and a series of open hall town meetings with industry across the UK attended by Tranter and creative director Rowan Woods to discuss key issues and themes for the sector.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Topless equality won a victory in Nantucket in 2022 when at the annual town meeting, residents adopted the Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw, which then-Attorney General and now-Gov. Maura Healey approved that December.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2024
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The plan is set for another vote at Marblehead’s next town meeting, in May.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
That agenda will be guided by an open call for session ideas, an open call for session producers and a series of open hall town meetings with industry across the UK attended by Tranter and creative director Rowan Woods to discuss key issues and themes for the sector.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Topless equality won a victory in Nantucket in 2022 when at the annual town meeting, residents adopted the Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw, which then-Attorney General and now-Gov. Maura Healey approved that December.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for town meeting
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Participants will undergo a five-day intensive editing boot camp in New York, with courses and panel discussions led by ProPublica’s senior editors.—
Talia Buford,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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There are 80-odd performances, panel discussions, demonstrations and events that fall somewhere in between touching on dance, music, comedy, theater and more.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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The hate crime training bill, Goldenberg said, was being held up by members of the General Assembly’s progressive caucus.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Senate liberals were furious earlier this year when a group of centrists and vulnerable colleagues facing election next year broke with the rest of the Democratic caucus to help Republicans pass the Laken Riley Act.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
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United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ties to Christ Church as a member of a Tennessee congregation affiliated with the church.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
21 May 2025
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The mayor sat down in front of the large South Side congregation for a discussion with the church’s pastor, Dr. Byron Brazier.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The study ranks 100 vehicles judged through the same five criteria it’s used since the 2020 edition: assembly location, parts content, engine origin, transmission origin and U.S. manufacturing workforce.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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The vehicle eventually left the area after the Worcester Police Department arrived and declared the scene an unlawful assembly, threatening arrests.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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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
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Recent synods have broached sensitive questions—like welcoming LGBTQ Catholics or expanding women's roles in ministry—which alarms those who say too much decentralization risks confusion and division.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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The two-day event included a symposium on MMCF innovation, where experts discussed sustainable sourcing, circularity, and supply chain transparency through panels and speaking presentations.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The disease was officially named in 2012 at the premier symposium focused on IgG4-RD.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Workshops and seminars can cater to a larger audience, providing valuable insights on specific topics and generating substantial revenue in a single event.—
Doaa K. Darwish,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Go to that author’s book signing, lecture, seminar or Q&A, Woodruff-Santos said — since the audience would likely be people in businesses with an interest in IT security.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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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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But this did not go down well with some of the colloquium guests.—
Tania Roettger,
The Dial,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town%20meeting. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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