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In addition, the village and Ballyhoo have a loan agreement for $2.25 million to be paid back to the Village at 2% interest over the next 15 years, per a village spokesperson.
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
When a mysterious tree suddenly appears at the local church, at the school and at the family’s home, all eyes now fall on the family, who begin to receive unwarranted attention from the local police, the chief, and the village preacher.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
The goal was to destroy villages and farms so that Indigenous people would leave and not return.
—Rosalyn R. Lapier, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Keep reading for a full review of The Brecon in the Swiss Alpine village of Adelboden.
—Becky Sunshine, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
When a mysterious tree suddenly appears at the local church, at the school and at the family’s home, all eyes now fall on the family, who begin to receive unwarranted attention from the local police, the chief, and the village preacher.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
The goal was to destroy villages and farms so that Indigenous people would leave and not return.
—Rosalyn R. Lapier, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Keep reading for a full review of The Brecon in the Swiss Alpine village of Adelboden.
—Becky Sunshine, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for village
hamlet
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On Tuesday, July 22, an ultralight airplane piloted by 75-year-old Sergio Ravaglia crashed onto the pavement of Corda Molle in a hamlet in Azzano Mella, Brescia, before bursting into flames.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Friday's decision also marks the next step in a national culture-wars battle over library materials that has rocked the country — and rural communities like Llano, a Texas Hill Country hamlet 75 miles northwest of Austin — since 2020.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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