rural
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Local coalitions of neighbors are springing up in the most rural towns and counties as quiet, nature-filled lands are being replaced with loud, energy intensive data centers.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
She says people in deprived and rural areas are disproportionately affected as they tend to have the poorest access to NHS care and are least likely to be able to afford private fees.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
His relationship with Xi dates back to when both were sent down as teenage youth to a remote rural area during the Cultural Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Formative albums like “This Is A Long Drive...” and 1997’s “The Lonesome Crowded West” explored themes of endless travel and isolation amid American rural landscapes, as well as corporate greed and consumerism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“I daresay this is the first mishap between horse-drawn vehicle and automobile in rural Parke County in the twentieth century, or in fact human history.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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