desert
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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
Manilow and his husband and longtime manager, Garry Kief, moved to this sprawling desert estate from Los Angeles in the late 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Its gold garlands and sparkling jewels advertised the promise of a desert world.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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