hometowns

plural of hometown
as in countries
the city or town where you were born or grew up She returned to her hometown to stay after college.

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Recent Examples of hometowns Mayors and governors have long traveled internationally to attract business to their hometowns. Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Currently, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ website offers RSVP options for the eight cities, as well as one for folks whose hometowns don’t appear on the list. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025 Their love of catfish, the hometowns, their deep-rooted connection to country music — all of it matters. Abigail Covington, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025 Maternal genealogies are harder to follow, partly because women tended to change their last names each generation, and partly because women were more likely to move away from their hometowns to marry. Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025 Grant Ellis, the 31-year-old Texas day trader, is heading across the country to visit the hometowns of his final four women. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Grant, 31, headed to hometowns with finalists Dina, Juliana, Litia and Zoe in the March 3 episode of The Bachelor, and family meant a lot to the day trader. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Continue reading … YOUNG AND RESTLESS – New poll finds about half of rural young people feel job market pressures in their hometowns. Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025 That’s a lot, and hometowns are next week. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025

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