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arid

[ar-id] / ˈær ɪd /




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Arid southwestern cities like Phoenix and Albuquerque are not expected to experience a dramatic species shift, likely due to their resilient ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Arid land and non-forest land can also be used for construction, the regulation said, adding that usual processes including building notifications and objections will not be required during planning and land subdivision processes.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2023

Arid climate zones will expand northward and snow-capped mountains in more northern climes will diminish during this century, said Dr. George Zittis, who co-authored the report.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Murray Roberts, a Kenyan-born rangeland management specialist, and Elizabeth Meyerhoff-Roberts, a social anthropologist with comprehensive knowledge of the local people, run the nonprofit Rehabilitation of Arid Environments Trust in Baringo County in Kenya.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

Arid then she asked me if I wanted to talk about it anymore, and I said that I didn’t.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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