town
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"It's a bit of a sleepy town," Ezenwa, the CEO of Le Look, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
That school across town has been taking headlines from us with their coaching change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Is that a real car?” a student in this college town asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
McMahon’s anti-union behemoth spent decades as the only game in town for professional wrestlers who wanted the reach of a televised promotion.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Phineas is the foreman of a track construction gang that is in the process of blasting a railroad right-of-way through granite bedrock near the small town of Cavendish, Vermont.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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LA28’s route promises to pass through iconic cities and landmarks, but Wasserman is most keen on carrying the torch through small towns, per advice he received from Payne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Southward along the Baja California Sur coast, streets were flooded and the power was out in several towns including the small port of Adolfo Lopez Mateos and whale-watching town of Puerto San Carlos.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Flooding—which ravaged coastal towns and my basement over the weekend—is also more frequent, in part because warmer water helps strengthen storms.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
In the U.S., the highest usage rates are found in small, coastal university towns such as Williamsburg, Va., not in massive tech hubs, according to Ferres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But the people in these towns always seemed so friendly, Ellsberg pointed out.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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