desert
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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
There is snow up there, belying the image of Saudi Arabia as an unyielding desert, but it doesn't last very long.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
About 40% of the world's lithium supply comes from salty underground brines located beneath desert regions.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
“Do you mean for us to die?” asked the king, staring out around him at the vast stretches of unforgiving desert.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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