hamlet
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The same defensive structure was rebuilt, a hamlet or farm was established on a nearby hilltop, and people were buried in a cemetery between the two areas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Flooding from Storm Chandra in the hamlet of Weycroft on January 27, 2026 in Axminster, England.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
For Yonas, deputy head of the Lintang Batang hamlet outside Pontianak, the priority is firefighting equipment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The finale at the St. Lawrence River is an FFS tournament, which is part of the reason for the mega-sized smallmouth being weighed in at the riverside hamlet of Clayton, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Going to college has become the norm throughout most of the United States, even in many places where college was once considered an exotic destination—places like Chilhowie, an Appalachian hamlet with a simple brick downtown.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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The 111-minute Pyre, directed by television journalist-turned-filmmaker Vinod Kapri, also explores the pressing issue of outmigration which has left hundreds of picturesque Himalayan hamlets abandoned and turned them into ghost villages.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
She’s tried them everywhere from McDonald’s to Michelin-starred haunts, in tony European hamlets and Midwestern hockey towns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The camps are classified as social housing, but are effectively tiny hamlets comprising several homes.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
"The Merauke PSN project has destroyed natural forests, hamlets, and areas managed by Indigenous communities," said Roni Saputra, director of law enforcement at NGO Auriga Nusantara, another plaintiff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
VC had infiltrated the strategic hamlets at night and demanded loyalty to the Communists.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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