talk of the town
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Rhiannon Crawford owns a coffee cart near the castle and said the development plan was the "talk of the town".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Her review became the talk of the town.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Arsenal were the talk of the town in the summer, fresh from winning the Women's Champions League for the second time in their history.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025
Even in San Francisco, where countless summer tourists have unexpectedly shelled out money for sweatshirts and scarves, the chill has been the talk of the town.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025
The humiliations, so commonplace in the United States that they barely raised eyebrows, much less the interest of the press, were the talk of the town in the envoys’ home countries.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
