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desolation

[des-uh-lay-shuhn] / ˌdɛs əˈleɪ ʃən /




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Maria Angeles Canete fought back tears as she looked around the desolation that used to be her campsite near Navaluenga.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The merrymaking, though, ends in desolation, as the guests, including Betty herself, drop in exhaustion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

At the same time, the activity in the town belies the desolation implied by building data that show only 30% of destroyed homes have been replaced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

The people of the world saw their planet as the astronauts saw it - fragile and beautiful, shining in the desolation of space.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025

We go about our business in the sight of the desolation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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