on the town
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TV news teams descended on the town when the meters were switched on a few weeks later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians -- Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones -- died following what media said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November 2024.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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
Our culture expects us to, after a relatively short period, just get over it, as if a few nights out on the town will do the trick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
In the early hours of April 19, 1775, the men of Lexington, Massachusetts, began to gather on the town common.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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