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a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient

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Recent Examples of outback Flinders Food Co This rustic outback eatery has all the verve and style of an urban cafe. Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2024 More than 540 million years ago, what is now South Australia’s outback was part of the continent’s thundering coastline. Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2024 Like the other films, this one is set in the Australian outback, ravaged by apocalypse. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2024 The rock dating and magnetic analyses were elaborate, with fourteen weeks of sampling and camping in the Australian outback in 2013 and 2014, followed by years of lab work. Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for outback 
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Noun
  • Overly precocious George jumps from the train to the countryside and, in true Dickensian fashion, encounters some helpful people as well as some unsavory types on his treacherous trek back home.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Newsweek previously reported that this breed has historically been used for hunting hares in the Spanish countryside.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • Midtown Manhattan appears in vivid detail, with the rest of the country—Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles—a hazy expanse of rocks, bushes, and fields on the other side of the Hudson River.
    Frederick Hess, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Spread gauze on bushes to mimic cobwebs with creepy DIY spiders.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
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  • With new capabilities being added to AI systems at a steady rate—in October, frontier AI lab Anthropic introduced the ability for its model to directly control a computer, still in beta—the complexity of governing this technology will only increase.
    Tharin Pillay, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This series in collaboration with the cast and crew has proven there is a hunger to explore new frontiers in an episodic format, where actors have freedom to challenge themselves and take risks.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • The artist was known for creating sculptures, often using leather and tree branches, to be exhibited for the benefit of a community living in the stark, desert-like conditions of the Bahia hinterlands.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Jeremy Strong has ignited Oscar chat with his performance in The Apprentice as Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s mentor and lawyer during his hinterland as a property developer in Manhattan, but he’s revealed that every studio initially passed on the project.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
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  • The virus’ spread prompted the World Health Organization in August to declare a public health emergency of international concern, particularly as the virus spread to several other neighboring countries in Africa.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Make plans to see people from other countries or different backgrounds.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • But thanks to a specialized 1800 mAH battery, this radio lasts up to five days, which is a big leap for hunters, backcountry skiers, and rescue personnel who spend multiple days in the backcountry.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Expect a robust selection of spacious condominiums, luxury mountain chalets, and backcountry cabins, most of which are within walking distance from one of Snowmass or Aspen Mountain’s peak-reaching gondolas and ski resorts.
    Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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  • The remote lifestyle may not be for everyone —living on the backwaters comes with fewer conveniences.
    Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The serene backwater adjacent to the mounds is connected to the Mississippi River's main channel by Johnson Slough.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024

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“Outback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outback. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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