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rural

[roor-uhl] / ˈrʊər əl /


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They are part of a government strategy that has seen much of the digital infrastructure for breakneck AI development across China's eastern seaboard established in the country's less populated, rural west.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

A vital and cheap transport link for rural communities, the ferry was carrying parents taking their children home for the school holidays and traders, the Herald said.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Egyed moved to Grimes County from Houston eight years ago with the aim of “trying to live out a nice, peaceful rural life.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

This concern about the loss of farmland is a constant of the opposition to large projects that might bring growth to rural areas suffering from population declines, shrinking schools and empty houses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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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