peasant

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In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

All the enlightened reformers in Europe were desperately trying to eliminate the peasant peculiarities and plebeian dialects that divided the peoples of their nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

There, Sesa said, Prevost ate whatever was offered to him, including the peasant diet consisting of potatoes, cheese and sweet corn.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

The peasant class of African Americans was whom Langston Hughes affectionately called the Lowdown Folks:

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2025

The typical peasant developed a very strong attachment to this structure.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari