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 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 Bachelor’s degree holders in nonurban areas have mean earnings of $67,893, which puts their wages at a 46.4% premium compared to high school diploma holders and a 29.6% premium compared to associate degree holders. cleveland, 14 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 event also will pay tribute to the state's agricultural diversity, which is second only to California, organizers said.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
  • His announcement also said Japan had agreed to open up to imports of vehicles, rice and other agricultural products from the United States.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • The group trains in Livermore at Basso’s Arena, tucked within the Tri-Valley’s rolling hills, where the agrarian lifestyle barely escapes the hustle and bustle of highway traffic and dense, multi-story buildings.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
  • The natural disaster effectively wiped out thousands of years of human economic development, turning us back into an agrarian society overnight.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 July 2025

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“Nonurban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurban. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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