villager
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villagers
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In the mid-2000s, he said, he learned what one villager after another had discovered: Local property officials had given Shehu control of their peninsula land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
Fellow villager Karen Jones, 62, said she was now avoiding the company after three parcels failed to turn up, with one incorrectly marked as delivered.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
"I can help you make a special cover to hide the tub," one villager offered.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Ahead of the vote, council chair Tim McNally said the government "does not want to engage with villagers concerns".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
It offers quiet roads along coastlines and river gorges and into mountains, among rice paddies and through towns with tiled roofs where villagers pride themselves on their Shikoku hospitality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Reports at the time said he was helped by villagers and tribals who eulogised him as "a modern-day Tarzan who plays with elephants and rides tigers".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Ten days later, villagers filled the square again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
As he walked through town, Ellsberg watched villagers stooped over in the remains of their homes, sifting the ruins for anything salvageable.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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