deserts
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Those monumental physical traces are to be found in the fertile plains, mountainsides and deserts of the Middle East.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
New research shows that cacti are remarkably quick at forming entirely new species, revealing that deserts are far more dynamic than they may seem.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Meteorologists issued an “extreme heat watch” starting Mother’s Day morning through Tuesday evening for Palm Springs and the rest of the Coachella Valley, the deserts of San Diego County and the San Gorgonio Pass.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
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
Yelena has passed survival tests at sea, in forests, and in deserts.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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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