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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Phoenix’s sheriff is baffled by mask policies and the apparent hysteria among the townspeople, while Pascal’s mayor is toeing the line (while also making dubious business deals with big tech to build a data center on the town’s outskirts).
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Thomas Page, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales from France to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
Orange-pink clouds, drifting all over Eastern Europe, hang in the sky above the town, exuding both beauty and terror; TV and radio programs offer safety tips; the townspeople take iodine pills and fight strange aches and pains.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But one notable scene remains the same: The townspeople of the fictional Giancaldo, partly filmed in a dusty location in Sicily, assemble to watch their historic but neglected Cinema Paradiso theater fall to dynamite.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Page, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales from France to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
Orange-pink clouds, drifting all over Eastern Europe, hang in the sky above the town, exuding both beauty and terror; TV and radio programs offer safety tips; the townspeople take iodine pills and fight strange aches and pains.
—Devika Girish, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But one notable scene remains the same: The townspeople of the fictional Giancaldo, partly filmed in a dusty location in Sicily, assemble to watch their historic but neglected Cinema Paradiso theater fall to dynamite.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/townspeople. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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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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