rural
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, Dipke said he had visited more than 20 rural schools and had "not found even a single good school".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Xu was born into a poor family in rural Henan province in 1958, the year leader Mao Zedong launched his "Great Leap Forward" -- an industrialisation plan that led to mass starvation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Those much higher payments help support emergency departments, trauma centers, neonatal intensive-care units, behavioral-health programs, teaching hospitals and rural facilities, as well as investment in technology, cybersecurity and emergency preparedness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Patterson's trial last year drew podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to a courthouse in the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in Victoria better known for its prize-winning roses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The two middle-aged, rural white women spent so much time together that they could finish each other's sentences without even seeming to notice.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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