barren
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In these cases, intense grazing by urchins can strip seafloors of plant life, damaging marine habitats and creating so-called "urchin barrens."
From Science Daily
One trouble the author faces is advancing age, an obvious complication for anyone scaling a rocky summit or padding through barren winter wastes.
The scene from the second-floor windows is less appealing: Acres of dirt lots, barren trees and a handful of construction sites—painful reminders of the costliest wildfire on record and the still-long recovery effort ahead.
As a child, Doricko had been obsessed with a videogame called “Spore,” where he turned barren landscapes into lush new worlds.
Under a contentious deal inked with Australia this year, the island nation will provide 30-year visas for up to 350 immigrants -- many convicted of serious crimes -- for resettlement on the barren atoll.
From Barron's
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