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hinterland

noun as in backcountry

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Washing machines in China’s hinterland are being churned out under the command of an AI “factory brain.”

She demonstrated her skill and courage while on the run from Nazi snipers in the hinterlands of Croatia and Slovenia.

When you’re just another tourist following a well-trodden itinerary, serendipity is rare, but the Georgian hinterland seems to regularly yield chance happenings.

I had not seen another person for quite a while as I biked deeper into the hinterlands of the island, connecting to East End Light Road.

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George Reid was one of the most substantial political figures to serve in the Scottish Parliament with a hinterland that gave him insight and authority.

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