desert
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Except now, much of the architecture, desert location, and supernatural parts of the three-episode miniseries were generated through artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Cacti are famous for growing slowly, but scientists have discovered that these desert plants are actually evolving at an impressive pace.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
The same dry heat that makes life punishing also makes the desert ideal for salt production -- Gujarat produces roughly three-quarters of India's total salt output.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
A lieutenant had approached, an older man, hard-bitten by years in the desert, with a full beard—save for a large, horizontal scar across his left cheek.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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The American Civil War
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