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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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Set against the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, it depicts a favorite Southern activity—akin to her widely admired maple-sugaring paintings set up north—embellished with details like the tiny rocking horse on her front porch.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 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

Slaughter found “The Good Daughter” production exhilarating, working with many of the “Will Trent” crew members as they filmed on location in and around McCaysville and Blue Ridge, where the story is set.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

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

From Salon Feb. 20, 2025

Camped up there in the Blue Ridge for a week or more, gittin’ maybe two-three cows from one farmer and six or seven from another.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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