desert
Example Sentences
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Notably, nationwide, more than one-third of the U.S. is now considered to be a maternity care desert, leaving more than 5.6 million women in counties with no or limited access to maternity care.
From Salon
When I finally rolled up, I realized what I thought was the end point was a deserted Mongolian shepherd village.
Hilda witnesses the crime and is so distraught that her moral certitude temporarily deserts her.
Deep in the desert of Niger, scientists have unearthed an unknown species of dinosaur, a giant fissvery of its kind in more than a century.
From Barron's
The new plan had a “desert opera” theme.
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