desert
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I hadn’t lived in a food desert, though there were plenty close enough to me.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
According to the Bible, the Jewish people wandered through the desert for 40 years on their way to the promised land.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
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
The house was clapboard, which was strange in this desert country, with faded white paint and a small second story.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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