rural
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Local coalitions of neighbors are springing up in the most rural towns and counties as quiet, nature-filled lands are being replaced with loud, energy intensive data centers.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
The project, she added, would result in "clear degradation of the rural environment" and would not be accessible on foot or by bike, thus doing "little to achieve" council active transport goals.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But the tight result shows the Andean nation remains deeply divided between the populous coast and the more rural, Indigenous south.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Formative albums like “This Is A Long Drive...” and 1997’s “The Lonesome Crowded West” explored themes of endless travel and isolation amid American rural landscapes, as well as corporate greed and consumerism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
I was born in Narewka, a rural village in northeastern Poland, near Białystok, not far from the border with Belarus.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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