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Which region did naturalist Edwin James mistakenly describe as "barren desert"?

barren

[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /




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The city is sick, as evidenced in photos of barren studio lots, burning trees and the boarded-up Cinerama Dome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Zverev had personally guaranteed that the barren run for American men would stretch at least into 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The earth is dry and barren - heaps of rubbish are piling up throughout the neighbourhood.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Beginning in approximately 1890, it was intended as a humanist revival and a cultural regeneration in a world rendered barren by industry and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A little beyond where the houses ended on the far side of Dactyl Hill, a towering concrete building stood surrounded by barren fields.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older


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