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rural

[roor-uhl] / ˈrʊər əl /


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Yet, that could be hard for people living in rural areas far from a post office, says Elena Patel, a senior fellow in the economic studies program at the Brookings Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal

Victoria Country Fire Authority boss Jason Heffernan said the fire danger rating for some rural areas would hit "catastrophic" by Friday.

From Barron's

The government also wants to roll out new pilots of Project Prime, an initiative to help motorcyclists drive more safely on rural roads.

From BBC

Parts of Altadena now resemble a rural town, with scattered houses separated by vast swaths of open space canopied by trees that somehow survived the fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Britain saw temperatures plunging with hundreds of schools shutting their doors for a third day Scotland, where the authorities warned some rural communities could be "cut off" by snow.

From Barron's