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Blue Ridge

American  

noun

  1. a mountain range extending SW from N Virginia to N Georgia: part of the Appalachian Mountains.


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Other smaller winners the auction included EchoStar and Blue Ridge Communications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

"The data reflects a concerning trend," said researcher Chris Holstege, MD, the director of UVA Health's Blue Ridge Poison Center.

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

His father's family was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2025

The county includes Asheville, a city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains famed for its arts and music scene.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2024

I have built campfires in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and hunted wild turkey in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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