as in village
a small residential settlement the invaders captured the castle and sacked the bourg

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  • To get more businesses participating in the grant program, the village is sending targeted mailings to the property owners in Gurnee’s East Grand Corridor, according to Trujillo.
    Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
  • Israeli forces continue to occupy five hilltops in southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire agreement, and have been destroying entire villages in the country.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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  • And while the epicenter of this movement is in Hardwick, Vermont – a town of 1,000 people that has transformed itself from a hardscrabble rural hamlet into a mecca of food and sustainability – the impacts go well beyond it.
    Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
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“Bourg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourg. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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