town meeting

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Recent Examples of town meeting The affordable housing proposal for 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive was introduced by Kirby Marcantonio, one of the four partners in contract to buy the land for the development, at a town meeting last week, the East Hampton Star reported. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025 It was put together following a major overhaul that saw its advisory board scrapped in favor of a series of open hall town meetings with industry across the UK attended by last year’s chair Jane Tranter and creative director Rowan Woods. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025 Complaint about evangelizing prompts move on public comment Weeks before the council voted to eliminate public comment, Fountain Hills resident Bethany Culp complained about a Sept. 16 town meeting. Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2025 At a crowded special town meeting attended by roughly 1,500 residents on Tuesday night, more than 70% backed a measure allowing homeowners to rent out their properties without any requirements on length of stay. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for town meeting
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Noun
  • The exhibition included visual art alongside poetry, music, dance and panel discussions.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Finney hosted programs at the Hall of Fame museum and participated in panel discussions frequently over the years.
    Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But Rob Blanchard, Lamont’s chief spokesman, said Senate Republicans had fallen short because the caucus has not offered a full budget in recent years.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth received 32% of the caucus goers’ support; Kendall Qualls, also a 2022 gubernatorial candidate, received roughly 26%; and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had 17%.
    Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • During the 8th to 10th centuries, this practice fell by the wayside and the penitential season of Lent started being marked with ashes placed on the heads of the entire congregation.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The queen consort joined the congregation for the service, recognizing the work of the Guild in curating public worship at St Bride’s and in the continued ministry to journalism.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The entire hardware assembly was completed during the day, with AI training performed overnight.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
  • One of the most significant differences between the version shared on Cadillac’s social media channels and the television advertisement was the inclusion of more behind-the-scenes footage of what goes into assembling the car, from design to assembly.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Casey said the synod, the first in the 19-county archdiocese since 1971, will be designed to give all Catholics an opportunity to weigh in on issues that are important to them.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In July, its members voted to keep the church open and hand its administration over to the synod, which will make decisions about its future.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Aside from hosting the clinical symposiums and raising awareness, Tucker said the conferences foster a sense of community among people touched by Alström syndrome.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The restaurant’s nonprofit, MAD, is also continuing its speaker series here in Los Angeles for symposiums on cooking, sustainability and more.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the spring, the Sonnenalp also makes an ideal basecamp for attending the seminars, grand tastings, and indulgent winemaker dinners of Vail’s beloved food and wine festival, the Taste of Vail.
    Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Mike Norris and Mike Mladenik will be the headlines, as well as regional experts who will share their expertise during seminars included with admission.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Sander’s great-grandson sold the painting at auction in 2021 to the Art Institute of Chicago, which recently hosted a colloquium on the work.3 Nineteen twenty-five was a heady year for photography and art in Weimar Germany.
    Noam M. Elcott, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
  • At a recent colloquium on critical materials for AI hosted by Professor Alondra Nelson at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey, researchers lamented that confidentiality concerns often prevented forensic accounting of material needs for AI.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025

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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town%20meeting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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