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
"A few days ago, a bear was roaming here in the village’s central square at dusk. Another animal injured a fellow villager, thankfully only lightly. We’re now afraid to leave our homes," Despas said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
You know, if you want a village, you’ve got to be a villager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
It also published a video with a man it called a witness, saying he was a local villager from the settlement of Roshchino.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
A villager, finally recovered from the shock of the green mountain, stared at Minli.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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
Trump's son Eric, who oversees the family's golf interests, is a more regular visitor and is familiar to villagers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mills added that the council later received complaints from villagers in Preston, where "protesters appear to have parked their vehicles before they came in".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Zmeyreka had been so named because the villagers once believed it was blessed by a river dragon.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
