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town

[toun] / taʊn /


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We live in a small town in Nebraska.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

With “Adolescence” we told a story about a small family in a Northern town and the whole world leaned in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"Everyone felt dizzy, like we were being vigorously rocked on a hammock for more than two minutes. And the shaking was getting stronger by the second," said public school teacher Cesar Sundo in Lebak town.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"The UN is not the only game in town," said Espinosa.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

We’d seen a couple in town, a curved-dash Oldsmobile, for one.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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