villager
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Zhou, the villager from Renhe, said she had asked a friend to swim through the floodwaters to check on her relatives.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
You know, if you want a village, you’ve got to be a villager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
At villager Om Prakash Verma's home, the constant activity has left cracks in the walls.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
"If someone chants the name of Mother Bonbibi, she will save his life from tigers, snakes, and crocodiles," said villager Ashutosh Mandal, 63, referring to a deity whose idol is worshipped at temples.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
A villager, finally recovered from the shock of the green mountain, stared at Minli.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
Fishermen continue to work at sea, giving the catch to villagers as well as people displaced by the quakes, he told AFP, adding that authorities are covering the fuel costs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
This weighty destiny also explains why the Higashi villagers went out of their way to keep Yuru close.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Everything happens much more quickly,” he said, explaining how PIX and satellite internet mean villagers no longer spend days on the river to buy a bag of rice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
I could do this: recognize that if it takes a village to raise a child, the more villagers who love the child the better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The villagers who had lived in the Zambezi Valley dug up the bones of their ancestors and carried them to new places beyond the edge of the lake.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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