villager
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In the mid-2000s, he said, he learned what one villager after another had discovered: Local property officials had given Shehu control of their peninsula land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
You know, if you want a village, you’ve got to be a villager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
In desperation, Bishar Mohamed, no relation to the first villager, travelled more than 150 kilometres with his herd of 170 goats in search of pasture.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
One villager, who lives close to one of the raided locations in Worcestershire, told the BBC that tonnes of waste were being shredded at the site before being dumped elsewhere.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Brother Yam kept a schedule of the boats that docked at the base of the mountain in case a sick villager needed to be transferred to the hospital in the city.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Her comments follow concerns from female villagers about living near proposed housing for asylum seekers in Piddington.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Ahead of the vote, council chair Tim McNally said the government "does not want to engage with villagers concerns".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
There’s an understandable pacing dip afterward, when the wounded villagers think the nightmare is over and our protagonists learn separately that the forest holds more of these mysteriously strong creatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It offers quiet roads along coastlines and river gorges and into mountains, among rice paddies and through towns with tiled roofs where villagers pride themselves on their Shikoku hospitality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The doctors and about ten villagers, all men, were seated companionably outside Dr. van Heerden’s hut.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
