the town

noun

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

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Flashback: In the 1890s, a group of reformers from Des Moines founded Fairhope, Alabama, to test an idea to ditch property taxes and fund the town through land rent. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025 Pack a picnic and spend an afternoon at Richard C. Peters Town Park in North Topsail Beach, or hop in a kayak to explore the sound, inlet, and ocean surrounding the town. Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025 But that all changed in the 1960s, when Interstate 8 was constructed, bypassing the town. Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025 In an alternative '90s, dark waters from the underground scientific facility have risen to flood the town and deliver a menagerie of natural and unnatural nightmares. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2025.

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