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Recent Examples of nonurban
Fitzgerald praised the company for adding inventory in high-demand markets, noting that as more companies delay plans for workers to return to offices, Airbnb should benefit from more people looking to book long-term stays, particularly in nonurban markets.
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Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
After spending extended time outside of New York to avoid coronavirus, lockdowns and street protests, some buyers warmed to the idea of full-time nonurban life.
—New York Times, 5 Mar. 2021
Fish caught near urban areas contained nearly three times more PFOS and overall PFAS than those caught in nonurban locations, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
The nonurban groups also dined on venison in the spring, when fawns were easy prey.
—Bethany Brookshire, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022
But so did 55 percent of the nonurban coyote feces.
—Bethany Brookshire, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022
Which means that Bethlehem Apostolic — a diverse Black church in a mostly White, nonurban area — may well be nationally unique.
—Nora Edinger, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
Perhaps the good doctor should move to a nonurban area and try a Medicare HMO plan.
—WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021
Gary Herbert, launched a 2017 initiative to create 25,000 jobs in rural counties and also supported an effort to encourage remote working in nonurban areas.
—Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2021
Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
After spending extended time outside of New York to avoid coronavirus, lockdowns and street protests, some buyers warmed to the idea of full-time nonurban life.
—New York Times, 5 Mar. 2021
Fish caught near urban areas contained nearly three times more PFOS and overall PFAS than those caught in nonurban locations, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
The nonurban groups also dined on venison in the spring, when fawns were easy prey.
—Bethany Brookshire, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022
But so did 55 percent of the nonurban coyote feces.
—Bethany Brookshire, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2022
Which means that Bethlehem Apostolic — a diverse Black church in a mostly White, nonurban area — may well be nationally unique.
—Nora Edinger, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
Perhaps the good doctor should move to a nonurban area and try a Medicare HMO plan.
—WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021
Gary Herbert, launched a 2017 initiative to create 25,000 jobs in rural counties and also supported an effort to encourage remote working in nonurban areas.
—Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonurban
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Her fiance travels weekly for work, leaving her alone in their house in Shadow Hills, a quaint semirural neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
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When the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors met to vote on a project to rezone a semirural neighborhood in Bloomington for a massive warehouse complex, dozens of residents, activists and union construction workers came to speak passionately for and against it.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
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The world’s largest agricultural importer also bought a record amount of soybeans last year, after buyers concerned about US-China trade tensions rushed to secure US soybeans ahead of incoming US president Donald Trump’s inauguration.Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Trump is correct about California’s moronic policy that wastes vast amounts of water and starves its agricultural areas for no good reason.The Editors, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
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The sleek, contemporary design harmonizes effortlessly with natural materials and warm details, a nod to the region’s agrarian roots.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the nineteenth century, a schism between the industrial North and the agrarian, slaveholding South culminated in the Civil War.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Nonurban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurban. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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