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And then the big, bad Brewers came to town and left it like, well, Sherman left Atlanta.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Like, to him, his world was just however many miles within the radius of his town. ...—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Townsfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townsfolk. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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