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the villagers have a reputation for being polite and helpful to the tourists
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Taking cover behind towering oaks, alders, and ash trees, the teen-agers hid from border guards and from local villagers, some of whom turn migrants in to the authorities.
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Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, villagers cleared rubble in Nangarhar after airstrikes, while mourners prepared for funerals of those killed.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Floods, landslides in Philippines kill 7 MANILA, Philippines -- Torrential rains set off two landslides that killed seven people and floods that displaced more than 3,000 villagers in the southeastern Philippines, officials said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, villagers cleared rubble in Nangarhar after airstrikes, while mourners prepared for funerals of those killed.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Floods, landslides in Philippines kill 7 MANILA, Philippines -- Torrential rains set off two landslides that killed seven people and floods that displaced more than 3,000 villagers in the southeastern Philippines, officials said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Villager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villager. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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villager
noun
vil·lag·er
ˈvil-ij-ər 
: a person living in a village
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