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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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Clever and ambitious, Debicki’s snob is itching for an excuse to leave this hamlet for the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

It begins as a search for other Therouxs in the area around Yamaska, Quebec—the hamlet where his ancestor Antoine dropped anchor with his wife, Marguerite, whom he’d acquired along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Patterson's trial last year drew podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to a courthouse in the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in Victoria better known for its prize-winning roses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

"We were working to a plan and making sure everyone was doing something sensible. Just trying to prevent it spreading... into Hagley and the hamlet of Iverley."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The hamlet store, whether grocery, general, hardware, clothing, cannot compete with the supermarket and the chain organization.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The record suggests a miscount, possibly several miscounts among Pearblossom and its neighboring desert hamlets stretching east to the San Bernardino County line: Littlerock, Llano, Lake Los Angeles and Sun Village.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The camps are classified as social housing, but are effectively tiny hamlets comprising several homes.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Her family moved more than 10 times, from Chicago to working-class hamlets in southern New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

"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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