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hometown

[hohm-taun] / ˈhoʊmˈtaʊn /


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But the plans were abandoned, with analysts observing that neither company’s hometown wanted to yield primacy to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

It’s not just about a count of hometown players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“That was the last time I ever saw her,” Acton told the Vindicator, her hometown newspaper in Youngstown, when she was selected by DeWine as the state’s health director.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

In Collins's hometown of Caribou, brewery owner and Collins supporter Shawn Pelletier said the senator does face "a lot of headwind."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

She says, “Jessie always says she’s like the hometown girl over there.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

None of their hometowns are closer than 2,199 miles from UCLA’s campus, with the farthest 3,010 miles away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Since that $26 million refusal, Bare and Huddleston, two self-described “country hicks,” have become polarizing heroes of the rural campaign against the AI technology rewiring geopolitics, the economy—and now hometowns like theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Since all three of us were originally from Philadelphia, we shared stories about how most people don’t know a real Philly cheesesteak when they eat one in their hometowns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Some jeepney drivers told the BBC they might go back to their hometowns to look for other jobs.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

I knew there were other senators with spouses who chose to live in their hometowns rather than in D.C.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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