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vill

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ˈvil

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as in village

a small residential settlement an ancient vill nestled midst the verdant hills

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The drone downed Tuesday in Lithuania fell near the village of Pratkunai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The drone downed in Lithuania on Tuesday fell near the village of Pratkūnai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Liudas Dapkus, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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