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barren

[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /




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The sand whipped across a barren landscape as armoured vehicles sped along.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Outwardly a barren desert island, Larak has housed a Russian-made satellite communications-jamming system guarded by Iranian naval infantry and fast-attack vessels with antiship missiles, according to Israel-based Alma Research and Education Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Also barren for many years, she eventually receives a message directly from God that she will have twin sons and that her youngest son will one day rule.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

To his right, the jungle’s trees still loomed like sentries; to his left, a barren expanse of russet dirt stretched several yards wide between the city’s edge and the jungles border to create a no-man’s-land.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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