barren
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Instead, he starts the film on a barren mountaintop, alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
His universally acclaimed “Summer of Soul” dropped in June 2021, offering deep refreshment to thirsty concertgoers marooned in a barren season for live music.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Silverware has come late in Kane's career after barren years at Tottenham Hotspur, when even his stunning goalscoring numbers could not bring glory.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, tells the story of two friends who gather next to a barren tree, hoping to meet a man who never actually arrives.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Then, angry at himself, he spat—spat with wrath and contempt, for himself, with utter hate, onto the barren ground.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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