middle of nowhere
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Because he bought two mobile homes some time ago, and a 2.5-acre lot in the middle of nowhere and started renting them before he retired.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
“You couldn’t see anything, and it felt like we were in the middle of nowhere, like in a desert. But I could smell Gaza’s air,” Imran said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
But the quarterback, who hails from the agricultural Central Valley of California, told reporters his toughness came from being a "country boy" from "out in the middle of nowhere."
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
"If we build a big school in the middle of nowhere that we have to transport everyone to, then that's money that isn't used on education".
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
This camp is in the middle of nowhere, remember that.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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