peasant
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Back then, China was a secretive and still largely peasant society.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“It’s like reading an old English novel when you’re the peasant, and you’re not recognized.”
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026
In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
There, Sesa said, Prevost ate whatever was offered to him, including the peasant diet consisting of potatoes, cheese and sweet corn.
From BBC • May 9, 2025
A lonely peasant cottage stood back from the road, but as yet there was no sign of the White Swan.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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