hometown
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Before he ran for public office, Graham served as an assistant Oconee County attorney and as the attorney for his hometown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
However, Pegula’s tennis career flourished outside of her hometown of Buffalo.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Bellingham made his debut for hometown club Birmingham City aged 16 years and 38 days in August 2019.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
However, Hallenbeck said, the hometown folks no longer are as strident in that long-held wish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“They might have known you around your hometown, but you can’t go around acting up in these parts.”
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
The bodies of those killed were also taken to the hospital and following identification, will be transported to their hometowns by ambulance.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 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
Unable to return to the south, some displaced families are sharing the cost of purchasing satellite images -- at $140 -- to catch a glimpse of their hometowns.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Another highlight is contained in “Trucks,” where Guzman-Lopez praises the immigrant entrepreneurs from around the world who come to L.A. and name their businesses after their hometowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
It was critical now, Olmsted argued, to concentrate on making improvements of a kind most likely to increase the gleam in the stories people took back to their hometowns.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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