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rural

[roor-uhl] / ˈrʊər əl /


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"For me, we're in such a rural community area here in Crymych, to justify charging your elderly people, your local people so much for a piece of cod is just absolutely ridiculous."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

RootEd Alliance, a program started by investment banker Byron Trott, places career advisers in rural high schools to help guide students toward postgraduation plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Researchers also collected air samples in Cabauw, a small rural village in the Netherlands, where concentrations reached 2 nanograms per cubic meter.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The fatality rate of the virus, commonly cited as around 40 percent, could also be quite different outside of rural areas of Argentina where there may be little health infrastructure, Flahault added.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

His purpose was to encourage black rural residents to register to vote.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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