desert
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The U.S. has a diverse range of terrains across its 3.8 million square miles, including the desert in the Southwest.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
At least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote part of the Sahara desert in northern Niger after the truck carrying them broke down, authorities said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Ashgabat draws the origins of the cult to Turkmenistan's pre-statehood era, when nomadic tribes lived on the desert lands before Russia conquered them in the 19th century.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
In Luke 4, Jesus spends 40 days fasting in the desert, where he is relentlessly tempted by the devil.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
“When he’s awake. Now he’s ‘wandering in the desert, a desolate, wind-swept wilderness.’”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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The American Civil War
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