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badlands

[bad-landz] / ˈbædˌlændz /
NOUN
barren land
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Today, the Ledi Geraru area is a rugged landscape of faulted badlands.

From Science Daily May 16, 2026

At nearly 650,000 acres — just smaller than Yosemite — the park unfolds as a vast mosaic of mountains, badlands and open desert valleys extending far beyond the reach of the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

It’s also Robby’s final day of work before embarking on a three-month motorcycle road trip set to take him from Pittsburgh to the Canadian badlands.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2026

In the summer of 2022, two boys hiking with their father and a 7-year-old cousin in the North Dakota badlands came across some large bones poking out of a rock.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2024

Accustomed to farming the Thanagost badlands, they weren’t the sort to sit idle, but helped out however they could.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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