deserted
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Dubai’s sprawling gold market is deserted, in part because buyers from abroad no longer come, and in part because of dramatic fluctuations in gold prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
He’s always believed she deserted him and his father because she was unwilling to care for a special-needs son.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The idea is, on that deserted railway platform, the lasers would spot the unnecessarily close choice of seat, registering it as unusual and a potential threat.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Van Helsing and I tried to make inquiry at the back of the house; but the mews was deserted and no one had seen him depart.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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