hometown
Americannoun
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hometowns
plural
adjective
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Opening the Everyman Theatre's new education and community centre in his hometown, O'Connor said: "To be considered in that same sort of bracket is extraordinary".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Bass, 73, who was born and raised in L.A., acknowledges her hometown has seen better days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Margarita Ramirez, a 49-year-old from Pulido's hometown of Edinburg, said she was supporting the singer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Born on Sept. 15, 1942, in Ashland, Ky., Adams joined NPR in the mid-1970s after working various jobs including as a DJ and in construction in and around his hometown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
I was far too engrossed by the outpouring of love I was receiving from my hometown.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
On our recent visits to Ohio and Hokkaido, we were paying homage to childhood hometowns probably for the last time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
None of their hometowns are closer than 2,199 miles from UCLA’s campus, with the farthest 3,010 miles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Eleven of those who died have been buried at the monastery, while the bodies of the others have been returned to their hometowns for burial, according to Megabe.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Since all three of us were originally from Philadelphia, we shared stories about how most people don’t know a real Philly cheesesteak when they eat one in their hometowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
She had learned that the Senate was going to conduct hearings about the parade, and she wanted to gather testimony before the suffragists returned to their hometowns.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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