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a thickly settled, highly populated area
after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner
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Shoppers unable to afford iPhones and kitchen appliances in Argentina arrive at Chilean border towns by the busload to get the most bang from their buck.
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Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Small towns and county sheriffs have reaped benefits from agreements with immigration services, often building or expanding facilities to get contracts.
—The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
At least 37 people were killed – both regime forces and allied militia – and rebels seized 13 villages, including the strategic towns of Urm al-Sughra and Anjara, as well as Base 46, the largest Syrian regime army base in western Aleppo, according to a statement by opposition factions at the time.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Rebels seized a number of cities, towns and rural areas, particularly in the northwest, including Aleppo, the country's second largest city.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Rebels took dozens of towns across the north, including Khan Sheikhun and Maaret al-Numan, roughly halfway between Aleppo and Hama, the Observatory said.
—Afp, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024
Small Business Saturday is a far newer observance, now recognized in almost all towns across the county.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The organization is run by officials from 160 cities and towns – representing two million Marylanders.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The first big snowstorm of the season is threatening to bury New York towns along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Small towns and county sheriffs have reaped benefits from agreements with immigration services, often building or expanding facilities to get contracts.
—The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
At least 37 people were killed – both regime forces and allied militia – and rebels seized 13 villages, including the strategic towns of Urm al-Sughra and Anjara, as well as Base 46, the largest Syrian regime army base in western Aleppo, according to a statement by opposition factions at the time.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Rebels seized a number of cities, towns and rural areas, particularly in the northwest, including Aleppo, the country's second largest city.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Rebels took dozens of towns across the north, including Khan Sheikhun and Maaret al-Numan, roughly halfway between Aleppo and Hama, the Observatory said.
—Afp, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024
Small Business Saturday is a far newer observance, now recognized in almost all towns across the county.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The organization is run by officials from 160 cities and towns – representing two million Marylanders.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The first big snowstorm of the season is threatening to bury New York towns along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Towns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towns. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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