bucolic
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During August, the couple lived in Fontainebleau, a bucolic town southeast of Paris surrounded by forest and featuring a UNESCO-designated Château that royals, including Napoleon, once called home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Now she breeds her own yaks on 120 acres of pasture, foothills and mesa tops high in bucolic Ridgway, about 290 miles west of Denver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Deep observers of his catalog also view it as his most biographical feature, citing how closely Satsuki and Mei’s bucolic retreat resembles a chapter in the filmmaker’s childhood when his own mother was gravely ill.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
British artist David Hockney's paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, from carefree 1960s California to the bucolic landscapes of his native Yorkshire.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Even in the bucolic surroundings of Columbia, Seabiscuit could not escape the carnival atmosphere.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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