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
"If someone chants the name of Mother Bonbibi, she will save his life from tigers, snakes, and crocodiles," said villager Ashutosh Mandal, 63, referring to a deity whose idol is worshipped at temples.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Good luck to the bloke”, said villager Adrian.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
She would begin telling the story, perhaps repeating it to a homesick villager, and I’d overhear before I had a chance to protect myself.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
“Everything happens much more quickly,” he said, explaining how PIX and satellite internet mean villagers no longer spend days on the river to buy a bag of rice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In truth, his parents had wanted to save him from the same villagers who deceived him with the False Asa.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
I could do this: recognize that if it takes a village to raise a child, the more villagers who love the child the better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As those inquiries continue, villagers can only sit tight, wait for more news and reflect.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“I’m taking Petrus”—the doctor named one of the villagers.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
