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[ar-id] / ˈær ɪd /




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Satellite images examined by BBC Verify show shrunken glaciers, scorched areas left by wildfires, green fields turned arid and lower river levels.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

But that can happen any place on any day, and nobody has to mess up an arid ecosystem to enjoy it.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

Power and water have emerged as major issues in the data-center dispute in this arid region, where sprawling lettuce and alfalfa farms rely on the Colorado River for irrigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

These cycles steadily reshaped the continent, making its landscapes more arid and increasingly vulnerable to fire.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

The boat smoothed out, arid it was easy to keep the bow to the low stretches of water that swiped at the dory’s nose.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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