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  • present tense form of desert (3rd person singular).

deserts



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Last year, Northwestern University identified over 212 counties out of some 3,000 in the United States as "news deserts," having no locally-based news sources such as newspapers and public radio.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Julian joins the Air Force out of boredom and deserts for the same reason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The findings come as ministers have pledged to tackle so-called "dental deserts", but dentists say the current deal is not viable.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Today, many of the best places to conduct this work are deserts or Arctic landscapes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

I pictured the world, all pretty blue- green and floating out in space, creatures and forests and deserts and cities.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead




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