desert
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A desert plant changed the life of Masapalli Venkatesh.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The U.S. has a diverse range of terrains across its 3.8 million square miles, including the desert in the Southwest.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Saudi Arabia is focusing on Vision 2030's more pragmatic ventures as extravagances like NEOM, a futuristic city in the desert, and Riyadh's cuboid skyscraper Mukaab, are scaled back or scrapped to save costs.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In Luke 4, Jesus spends 40 days fasting in the desert, where he is relentlessly tempted by the devil.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
I came to understand that the way for an old donkey to survive a trek in the world’s harshest desert is for his master to treat him like his own grandmother.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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