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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

Next weekend this place is gonna be barren.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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

Understanding how this wetter world transformed into the barren landscape we see now remains a major question in planetary science.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

I glance into the corner of my screen as I turn the camera toward the hospital window, the sky a cloudy gray, the trees on the other side of the glass completely barren.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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