the town

noun

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

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As a result, homeowners in Pacific Palisades had increasingly shifted to the FAIR Plan, with roughly 1,400 of the town's 9,000 homes covered by the plan in 2024, more than quadruple the number in 2020, according to data from the insurer. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025 The move recognizes the town’s work to mitigate future fires by clearing trees and hardening homes. Jake Bittle, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025 Mobile home parks are built precariously into the town's mountain coves, and many were inundated by Helene. Katia Riddle, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025 This is the first of Trumps’ ideas the town council hasn’t rejected. Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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