backwoods
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The stories from “Heart Songs” take place in backwoods Vermont, but most of Ms. Proulx’s work is set in Wyoming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
A hiker who was lost in the backwoods of British Columbia for more than five weeks has been found alive.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Rust Cohle slow dances with murmurings about Carcosa in Season 1, and the anthology’s creator Nic Pizzolatto spiced up the mystique by depositing backwoods fetishes near crime scenes.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
Ostensibly a backwoods hoedown, “Rag Mama Rag” is a prime example of Robertson and the Band as American music alchemists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
As bougie as Grandma wants to act, according to Granddaddy she’s just “one foot out the backwoods and one toe from ignorant.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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