womenfolk

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But the townfolk begin experiencing supernatural activity of a hellish nature, and it’s linked to an antique coin in Father Vergara’s possession.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

CARBON, Texas — Corey Hull, sporting a ball cap and a grayish-brown beard that flowed down to his belt line, spent Saturday tending to the needs of his townfolk.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2022

Gustavus has built a new community center to house townfolk during emergencies.

From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2021

In the resulting production, staged by director Christopher Ashley with a maestro’s flair, the dozen actors alternate as the newly mobilized townfolk and the “plane people.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2019

Squirming through a press of knights, squires, and rich townfolk, Sansa reached the front of the gallery just as a blast of trumpets announced the entry of Lord Tywin Lannister.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin