desiccated
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The glare of the metal painted a mirage in the desiccated swap meet landscape, emitting an orb of heat and undeniable beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
We drove past more empty lots, more abandoned groves, desiccated trees, signs announcing public hearings for land-use changes.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
It also got a reprieve in November, when Trump modified his executive order to exempt more than 100 food items from the tariffs—including the desiccated coconut Kesselhaut imports from the Philippines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
There were some old rusted tools lying about and some desiccated straw lined the far left corner, but half the roof was either missing or about to fall off.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Into the Wild
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