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arid

[ar-id] / ˈær ɪd /




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But that can happen any place on any day, and nobody has to mess up an arid ecosystem to enjoy it.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

It is a place out of time, reached by a rocky road between arid hills and the sea where you have to dodge stray cows, goats and wild horses.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

These cycles steadily reshaped the continent, making its landscapes more arid and increasingly vulnerable to fire.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

As Eggers jumps through time, we find Cricket working as an intern in an art gallery, an arid, lifeless space where nothing inspiring can possibly exist.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

A great tree, fallen across one comer, leaned against the trees that still stood arid a rapid climber flaunted red and yellow sprays right to the top.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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