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rural

[roor-uhl] / ˈrʊər əl /


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In the spring, it was far-flung corners of rural America, where one promising new data center turned out to be AI servers humming inside what appeared to be a converted chicken coop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Some local fog patches are likely first thing, particularly in sheltered rural locations, before lifting to leave spells of sunshine and variable cloud for many.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Jelly Roll later expanded this rural holding with the addition of an adjacent 18.5-acre parcel that was purchased through the same trust for $500,000 in November 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Fathers who died were also more likely to have been older, non-Hispanic Black, unmarried, living in rural areas and connected with Medicaid-paid births.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The captain was stationed with eight American soldiers in Haiti’s rural central plateau, charged with keeping the peace for 150,000 Haitians, mostly peasants, spread over a thousand square miles.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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