desert
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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
PHOENIX—All around this desert city’s sprawling metro area, low-rise office parks with tinted windows and vast parking lots stretch to the horizon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream.
From Barron's • May 26, 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
As soon as Uncle Jet parked the truck, he would sneak out and run into the desert and call for Wind Being or Darkness, who were probably wondering where he was right now.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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The American Civil War
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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