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rural

[roor-uhl] / ˈrʊər əl /


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"You cannot put on a rural village this scale of industrialisation," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Communications between the federal government and the sheriff’s office in one rural Minnesota county indicate that checks are used to collect information on both immigrant minors and their sponsors in the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

From the archives: I want to get out of New York state and retire to a rural location with four seasons — where should I go?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The fact that his death occurred on a flat road in a rural area “is just heartbreaking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“I mean, unless you’re part of a religious group from rural Pennsylvania, then no.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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