deserts
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As for the county of Los Angeles, about half of its 4,700-plus square miles are made up of the forests and oceans and deserts that encircle it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, a surprising scene unfolds outside the nests of small cone ants.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Only last week, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, was talking about news deserts and how nearly 300 local newspapers have closed in the last 20 years.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
It will only be a matter of time until he deserts, then.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing deserts
Twelfth Night
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Chief Joseph's Words to Washington D.C. (1879)
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Antony and Cleopatra
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