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wasteland

[weyst-land] / ˈweɪstˌlænd /
NOUN
wilderness
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Those of us who languish in the academic wasteland are too tardy to lament, so little has changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

McCarthy, addressing ProPublica on Substack, wrote: “You point to various online guides that offer what could be considered dangerous dosing instructions. We agree, the internet is a terrifying wasteland of misinformation and disinformation.”

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

"I don't even go camping. I can't even imagine walking across the wasteland."

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

They’ve been doing covert “crawls” with the goal of locating and destroying Vecna before he turns the town, then the world, into an oozy wasteland.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

But now it was eerie, the tranquil lake with these skeletons that had once towered proudly over forests and villages, standing in their watery wasteland.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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