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Recent Examples of townee
As they're greeted by a sleeker and sexier group of performing townees, Melissa and Josh are confused, to say the least.
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Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for townee
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The dire warnings that there would be blackouts, power shortages, and prostrated Germany industries unable to compete on the world market rattled many politicos and burghers, even though the blackouts never transpired and Germany exported at record levels last year.—
Paul Hockenos,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2013
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Image The burghers who proffered sacrifice were spared at the last minute, French legend has it, making Rodin’s retrieval of life from death a symbolic one.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to respective Instagram posts from his show co-star Melissa Gilbert and son Clint Lilley, Lilley died Wednesday after a storied career as a Hollywood stuntman and actor, who played various roles on the beloved '70s historical drama, including a townsman and stagecoach driver.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The townsmen feared his razor-sharp teeth, lightning speed, and quick temper.—
Maeve Dunigan,
The New Yorker,
21 Nov. 2024
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For some locals, capturing monkeys is a way to remove animals that can bite and tear up yards; villagers can also earn up to $200 for allowing Bioculture to set up a trap on their property.—
ByRefael Kubersky,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Other videos show villagers gathered nearby, watching as black smoke continues to billow from the wreckage.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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But there is no question that the document drafted by the victorious colonists to formally end the war, the Treaty of Hartford of 1638, directed that surviving Pequots be sold into slavery and stripped of their lands, history and tribal name.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Nova Scotia’s Black population is the oldest in the country, tracing back four centuries since the arrival of French colonists in the 1600s.—
Sara Miller Llana,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
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Taylor-Johnson and newcomer Alfie Williams must journey from their island haven into the continent.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Its newcomers, Oklahoma and Texas, were part of this year’s field of 68.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this month, Panama released those remaining migrants from the camp, giving them one month to leave Panama.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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However, locals fear that a U.S. annexation under Trump could seriously alter their traditional way of life.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Witnesses say the perpetrators were mostly Syrians, sometimes locals, and in some cases foreign jihadis.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2025
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Archaeological finds of sturgeon remains support that early colonial settlers in North America, notably those who established Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay area in 1607, also prized these fish.—
Logan Kistler,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
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And far from reining Israel in, Trump has floated relocating Gaza’s population, abolished Biden’s sanctions regime targeting violent Israeli settlers, and sanctioned the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israel.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Townee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townee. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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