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[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /




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Beginning in approximately 1890, it was intended as a humanist revival and a cultural regeneration in a world rendered barren by industry and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A series of severe heat waves and prolonged droughts have turned many European riverbeds into barren sandscapes this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

In recent days, AFP journalists have seen roe deer and fawns looking disorientated in the middle of scorched and barren woodland.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

But it remains that England could have done little more over the past two weeks as they bid to end their barren run at the top of the game.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

At the bottom the flashlight beam illuminated a short, barren hallway ending at an iron door.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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