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on the town

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  1. Also, out on the town. In spirited pursuit of entertainment offered by a town or city, as in We went out on the town last night. [Early 1700s]


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Yet rumba is so much more than the soundtrack to a good night out on the town.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The sky pulsed red with the glow of a distant Guy Fawkes Night bonfire, and a cold, wet fog sat heavily on the town of Inverness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Of his novel’s effect on the town during the July festival, Hemingway once wrote, “It is all there as it always was except forty thousand tourists have been added.”

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Locals sometimes bring relatives and friends to see the skeleton - a curiosity that has put a spotlight on the town, which is also the birthplace of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

“They’ve been sneaking up on the town in cars,” she said.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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