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desert

[dez-ert] / ˈdɛz ərt /






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"If we don't protect the Aravalli, the northern Gangetic plains -- which is a food basket for the rest of the country -- would become a desert," he said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

It rumbles and undulates across the floor, like a lonely camel enduring across a windswept desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

There is snow up there, belying the image of Saudi Arabia as an unyielding desert, but it doesn't last very long.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

And off Nathan and Spider went through the desert back to Nali’s mobile home.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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