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Noun
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Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025 -
On Friday, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that weather had also prevented the recovery of Sinigaglia's body, but a group of mountaineers hoped to bring their countryman down the mountain with the help of a helicopter.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Slaves, serfs, peasants, and wage workers mostly understood that what was being struck was a hammer blow on their behalf.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Between July 20 and August 6, peasants across France mobilized at a stunning speed following untrue rumors of an aristocratic plot to intentionally starve out much of the population.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Backwoodsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backwoodsmen. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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