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hometown

noun

Definition of hometown

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the city or town where you were born or grew up She returned to her hometown to stay after college.

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Recent Examples of hometown Leading that effort today isStefano Domenicali, the CEO who first fell in love with racing as a child at the track in his hometown of Imola, Italy. — Sam Jacobs, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 The Beatles Story, the long-running immersive experience in the band’s hometown, is getting a bigger and better showcase in Liverpool. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 So, Spoelstra and a few other Heat coaches made a trip to Greece to visit Antetokounmpo’s hometown in August. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Home Depot has hammered out a deal to partner with one of its hometown sports franchises. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hometown

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On foreign policy, Lula has worked to boost the political influence of countries in the Global South as a founding member of the BRICS group, a grouping of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Elon Musk, who has spent more than four hundred million dollars on Republican campaigns this election cycle, slowed Ukraine’s access to his Starshield satellite network, leaving that country more vulnerable to Russian attacks.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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Fellig says one of his clients recently bought a home for $30 million and got a $35 million offer to sell it a month later.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
For Crystal, this occurred at the end of 2025, his annus horribilis, when Reiner and wife Michelle were found stabbed to death at their Brentwood home.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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