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rural

[roor-uhl] / ˈrʊər əl /


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But the response has been slow to get off the ground in a province where state services have been largely absent from rural areas for decades.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Jeff Bailey, chief executive of Bank of Eastern Oregon, a rural farm lender, said his customers are being more selective about spending, with expenses expected to stay high.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Ebola outbreaks used to be small and contained to remote rural areas.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The congressional seat Galindo is gunning for represents TX-35, a newly redrawn district that encompasses part of the San Antonio metro area and a slice of rural Texas to the south and east.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

After less than a year as assistant to a minister in Uithuizen, he had been given a church of his own in Brabant, the beautiful rural southern part of Holland.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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