desert
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Photos and a video Aiello provided show bladed wire snaking around the decomposing animal’s neck and curved horns, as well as the front legs, in a desert landscape dotted with boulders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
I hadn’t lived in a food desert, though there were plenty close enough to me.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 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
Drones are part of a growing arsenal of technology-led solutions aiming to better manage the hajj and the challenges presented by the searing desert climate.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
When the scientists tested their fission bomb in the New Mexico desert, a key part of the problem was solved.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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