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people; men and women
each person; everybody
大勢の人々が並んだ。
A large crowd of people lined up.
この地域の人々はとても親切だ。
The people in this area are very kind.
災害の後、人々は助け合いながら暮らしていた。
After the disaster, people lived by helping each other.