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hamlet

[ham-lit] / ˈhæm lɪt /
NOUN
small village
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The fire triggered evacuation orders in the German border town of Monschau as well as two Belgian villages, although residents of the hamlet of Sourbrodt have been given the green light to return home.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 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

But if you drive the river road past Monte Rio and the historic but touristy shops at Duncans Mills, you reach the coastal hamlet of Jenner.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Today, he headquarters the brand in the medieval hilltop hamlet of Solomeo, in Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

At the end of July 1966, Howard Fuller spoke before black residents of Woodland, North Carolina, an isolated and impoverished rural hamlet in the northeastern corner of the state.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

But authorities have lifted all evacuation orders in the border region since Wednesday, allowing the residents of several Belgian hamlets and a town on the German border to return home.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 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

Farmers' homes in hamlets around the industrial town of Rohtak are suddenly in demand, doubling up as movie sets.

From BBC Oct. 21, 2024

Baldy Village and other mountain hamlets — and more than 1,000 structures are still threatened by the fire, officials said Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2024

Caught in the middle, many villagers sneaked back to their home villages, deserting the strategic hamlets.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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