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village

[vil-ij] / ˈvɪl ɪdʒ /
NOUN
small town
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"People are frightened and angry, and the icing on the cake is the village does not really benefit," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I asked the queen what a newbie like me should know about visiting her village.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“It takes a village to pay for college.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The village recently imposed a six-month pause on data centers following community pushback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It might just be a farmer bringing wool to the village, or a peddler coming to trade his trinkets and treasures, but I didn’t want anyone to see me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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