oasis
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"An oasis of calm in all the chaos around him - and it has paid off again."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
For the rest of the war, the camp stands as an oasis of international harmony that Ernst will strive to re-create for the rest of his adventure-filled life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
And while the home does have neighboring properties on either side, high hedges and lush trees help to make it feel complete private, creating a kind of oasis that feels truly remote and secluded.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
It will occupy an area partly covered in a marshy oasis, or "vega," which acts as a natural sponge.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
The boy approached the guard at the front of the huge white tent at the center of the oasis.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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Places such as Sandberg’s Summit Hotel and the Lebec Hotel were oases for food and drink and sleep when wind and ice made the road impassable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
But the war is hitting their core business proposition—being oases of stability within a volatile region—and delivering a blow to efforts to diversify their economies beyond energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Such bubbles of longing buoy most love stories, although they're employed as sparing oases between expositional expanses.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
Umbrellas to shield against blazing sunlight are popular, air-conditioned malls are serving as urban oases, and schools in Cambodia have been cutting back their hours.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
Crawling to different sections of the attic nook, searching for imaginary oases of cool, became her principal activity after her vigil over the park.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Vocabulary lists containing oasis
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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