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village

[vil-ij] / ˈvɪl ɪdʒ /
NOUN
small town
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Residents of Newcastleton have also spoken of how the extension of the Borders Railway to stop in their village could be "life-changing".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Many returned to their home village when things calmed down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The 2.4-gigawatt Rooppur nuclear plant, a $13-billion project more than a decade in the making, has transformed the once sleepy nearby village of the same name, bringing Russian workers, new businesses and jobs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The BBC visited Lawat's village Betrawati just days after the disaster, once the roads to the district of Rasuwa had been cleared.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

When I approach the village that is the last checkpoint on the Yukon River I look up on some cliffs on the left side of the river and see a bunch of crosses.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

From villages deep in the Amazon rainforest to the agricultural heartlands in the south and sprawling urban favelas, Brazilians are facing a familiar cast -- with many forced to pick who they least dislike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Officials say the last child death was more than two weeks before their late-September assessment, while teams continue visiting villages.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Once the outbreak was recognised, health workers began door-to-door screening in affected villages.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

People in nearby villages said U.S. servicemen hadn’t been seen for the past week, leading the locals to presume the men were being kept on base for security reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

But I always liked to play with friends in the different villages.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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