desolation
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Jason Coughran, a 60-year-old with an athletic build, had set out on a trek last Monday into Desolation Wilderness from nearby Fallen Leaf Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Barbie is Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing title of all time globally, eclipsing the lifetime grosses of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” and “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” per Comscore data.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023
Patricia recommends Desolation Wilderness, federally protected land near Lake Tahoe:
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022
We know from the loquacious Smaug, in the 2013 movie “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” that Tolkien’s dragons are sentient and thoughtful.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022
Desolation sweeps through me: I feel, for no good reason, that I have been abandoned.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing desolation
The Declaration of Independence
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Fahrenheit 451
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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