townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl 
1
: the inhabitants of a town or city : townsmen
2
: town-dwelling or town-bred persons
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The series will star Matthew Rhys as the town’s stubborn mayor who refuses to believe in the townspeople’s warnings.
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Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
Those who remembered 1940 felt the situation was familiar as Belgian townspeople replaced Allied flags with swastikas.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
As the two form an unlikely bond, Hogarth must protect his new friend from fearful townspeople and government agents who see the Giant as a threat.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
With nothing to ease the townspeople’s holiday anxieties, drug kingpin Randy and his confidant, Towelie, invent a new strain of weed called Christmas Snow.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
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Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
Those who remembered 1940 felt the situation was familiar as Belgian townspeople replaced Allied flags with swastikas.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
As the two form an unlikely bond, Hogarth must protect his new friend from fearful townspeople and government agents who see the Giant as a threat.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
With nothing to ease the townspeople’s holiday anxieties, drug kingpin Randy and his confidant, Towelie, invent a new strain of weed called Christmas Snow.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
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townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl
: the people who live in a town or city
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