peasant
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They impacted the lives of more than 100 million people through trade unions, peasant organisations, student wings and disciplined cadre networks.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The tighter scope and folksy approach — from a score with more spare acoustic guitar than sweeping orchestral numbers and an abundance of drab peasant rags over plush regal garb — is refreshing, at first.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
“It’s like reading an old English novel when you’re the peasant, and you’re not recognized.”
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026
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
How foolish I had been to think I was as free as any peasant girl and as worthy as any king’s daughter!
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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