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barren

[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /




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In both cases, they create warm, nutrient-rich pockets in the otherwise cold and barren deep ocean.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The consistency with which Wales are reaching these stages is a far cry from the barren half a century which preceded Euro 2016.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

He showed a barren creekbed filled with cobbles, then a green wetland filled with ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

We came to the outskirts of Kapoeta in the barren, dusty land called the Tingilic Desert.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau




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