desert
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Out in the high desert city of Barstow stand three Del Tacos that bill themselves as better than their corporate cousins.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Convoys of heavy-duty trucks barreling across the Arabian desert have become an escape valve for the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Cacti are famous for growing slowly, but scientists have discovered that these desert plants are actually evolving at an impressive pace.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
The city, an oasis of civilization in the Arizona desert, is set to be the base camp for "Team Melli" when the world's biggest sporting spectacle opens in the US, Mexico and Canada next month.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
“Coahuila is a desert, isn’t it? It’s next to Chihuahua, and Chihuahua is a desert,” Velia asked no one in particular.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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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