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people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient
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When the idea was initially conceived, under a full moon in Australia’s outback, the pair had planned to meet and get married in the middle.
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Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Almost all Australians live on the coast: the entire outback is home to less than five per cent of the population.
—Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
Unlike the frequent road crossings of the Appalachian Trail, PCT hikers spend their first month in the hot, dry, and surprisingly remote outback of Southern California.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2024
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Stephy Chung, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived in Australia’s outback.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Almost all Australians live on the coast: the entire outback is home to less than five per cent of the population.
—Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
Unlike the frequent road crossings of the Appalachian Trail, PCT hikers spend their first month in the hot, dry, and surprisingly remote outback of Southern California.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2024
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“Outback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outback. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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