deserted
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A community garden has replaced a drug market, a library stands where an unofficial dumping ground once accumulated milk crates, and formerly deserted blocks now have families moving in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Destroyed buildings east of Deir al Balah, where farmland and residential areas appear largely deserted following the advance of the Yellow Line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
To test the concept, Srinivasan headed to a nearly deserted artificial island about 100 miles from the equator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
AFP saw walkways, sun loungers and a restaurant terrace at the hotel deserted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
I went slowly to the ghetto and stood in the shadow of a doorway, watching our deserted section of fence for a long time before approaching it.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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