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village

[vil-ij] / ˈvɪl ɪdʒ /
NOUN
small town
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The director’s method was to work out the specifics in the film’s environments, namely the beaches of Morocco’s Essaouira and in the mountain village of Aït Benhaddou, where Troy was constructed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

AFP visited the village on Thursday, when the WFP was distributing supplies to villagers on the main square as part of a three-month program worth $80 million.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Before leaving the village for the modern world, Yuru awakens Left and Right, two statues that have marked the entrance to the village.

From Salon 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 Corps follows this pattern village by village as they move closer to the capital city of Manila, about seventy miles north of Bauang.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The Lebanese army began taking charge of security in three southern villages, the United States said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Marcos Rosa, an evangelical pastor who spends his days visiting remote Amazonian villages, said PIX hasn’t only made payments easier but also shrunk distances across the world’s biggest rainforest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

There are few homes immediately around the proposed release site, but villages, roads and dams all fall within the broader area tigers might one day roam.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

"Other villagers are gathering at higher ground, but they are running out of supplies as well. There are too many villages affected, and not enough rescue workers."

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Most villages had craft schools, where boys and girls learned how to weave cloth, carve wood, and master other skills that would land them steady work when they grew up.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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