rural area
Example Sentences
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Gas was really, really bad and then we had problems with getting food trucked in because I live in a rural area, so prices shot up real crazy.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Meta is building a $27 billion data center in Richland, a rural area in the northeast of the state, in a new joint venture with investment manager Blue Owl Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
That soon could change, as Arizona officials are considering a plan to start regulating groundwater pumping in the rural area 100 miles west of Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
The Turkish government said a drone that crashed on Friday in a rural area of northwestern Turkey was of Russian origin.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
Mary lived at their second residence, a farmhouse in Turtle Bay, a rural area only about three miles from the central part of the city.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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