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a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis
the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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The feature directed by a collective of Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers offers a rare ground-level view of what life is like for Palestinian villagers in a rural West Bank area who have faced an expulsion order from the Israel Defense Forces that goes back decades.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Like the villagers, Americans have relied on reactive, downstream solutions to combat the problem.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Local villagers responded by stringing nets across the water to prevent further drownings.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Protesting villagers are roughed up, intimidated and even shot, as others flee into caves.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
This year, almost all the 900 villagers are expected to attend one of the panardas.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The villagers followed a traditional diet devoid of antibiotics and other medications.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The boat capsized along the Niger River with more than 100 villagers, mostly women and children, aboard.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Joining Moana is a crew of inexperienced villagers, rooster Heihei, pig pal Pua, and, eventually, demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Like the villagers, Americans have relied on reactive, downstream solutions to combat the problem.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Local villagers responded by stringing nets across the water to prevent further drownings.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Protesting villagers are roughed up, intimidated and even shot, as others flee into caves.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
This year, almost all the 900 villagers are expected to attend one of the panardas.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The villagers followed a traditional diet devoid of antibiotics and other medications.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The boat capsized along the Niger River with more than 100 villagers, mostly women and children, aboard.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Joining Moana is a crew of inexperienced villagers, rooster Heihei, pig pal Pua, and, eventually, demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Villagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villagers. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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