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rural

[roor-uhl] / ˈrʊər əl /


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TMO: We are both rural Pennsylvania boys who played sports, dabbled in acting, and now work in art and fashion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

WSJ’s Robbie Gramer: Idaho, deeply Republican and mostly rural, is about the furthest you could get from a battleground state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The project, built with Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has also brought an unlikely Russian enclave to rural Bangladesh.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

For rural households still without electricity, Lester Beall’s 1937 Rural Electrification Administration poster “Wash Day” turns federal infrastructure into a household fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was a conversation one might overhear at any rural filling station or feed store; but hearing it made me feel curiously happy, and at ease with the world.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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