townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl 
1
: the inhabitants of a town or city : townsmen
2
: town-dwelling or town-bred persons
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At first, Horizon appears to perpetuate that, with the early parts of the film centering on the massacre of the settlement of Horizon and the townspeople's attempt to fend off the brutality of the attacking Apache.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 June 2024
And even as the family settles in, with Gala snagging a job alongside Amat at the winery, the townspeople remain a largely undifferentiated mass of snarky glances and amused gossip.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Strong’s ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ remark references a moment later in the play, when local townspeople are furious at Strong’s character for speaking the truth and literally pour buckets of ice on him.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
On July 7, when the men climbed the 71 steps from the cave entrance to the surface, dozens of journalists, park officials, townspeople, and tourists thronged to greet them.
—Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 June 2024
And even as the family settles in, with Gala snagging a job alongside Amat at the winery, the townspeople remain a largely undifferentiated mass of snarky glances and amused gossip.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Strong’s ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ remark references a moment later in the play, when local townspeople are furious at Strong’s character for speaking the truth and literally pour buckets of ice on him.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
On July 7, when the men climbed the 71 steps from the cave entrance to the surface, dozens of journalists, park officials, townspeople, and tourists thronged to greet them.
—Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
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townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl
: the people who live in a town or city
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