villager
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Indonesian villager Octavius wades through the forest in rubber boots and tattered joggers, ears pricked, eyes peeled, a telephoto lens on his phone primed to capture orangutans, monkeys or birds.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
One villager, who lives close to one of the raided locations in Worcestershire, told the BBC that tonnes of waste were being shredded at the site before being dumped elsewhere.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
“Go the way we came so that you will be able to find our house. Don’t forget. Just give your father’s name, and any villager can point out our house.”
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Ahead of the vote, council chair Tim McNally said the government "does not want to engage with villagers concerns".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Trump's son Eric, who oversees the family's golf interests, is a more regular visitor and is familiar to villagers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
It offers quiet roads along coastlines and river gorges and into mountains, among rice paddies and through towns with tiled roofs where villagers pride themselves on their Shikoku hospitality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"The company was doing pretty well at that time and most of our staff in Guangzhou were also our fellow villagers from Zheng'an," the founder of Shenqu Guitar told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
At times, policies intended to preserve habitats have in turn hurt the local villagers.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
