nonurban

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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. 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The Trump Organization makes use of two different kinds of visas: H-2A for agricultural workers, who were hired for the Virginia winery, and H-2B for non-agricultural workers, who staff clubs as servers, clerks, housekeepers and in other hospitality roles.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Mexico and Canada account for the United States' first and third largest suppliers of agricultural products, according to the Departure of Agriculture.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The city has ramped up its efforts to support Detroit’s agrarian industry.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Such stories had powerful meanings for agrarian societies with ghosts representing the desires and experiences of peasant society.
    Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Nonurban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurban. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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