barren
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Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, tells the story of two friends who gather next to a barren tree, hoping to meet a man who never actually arrives.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
These were the same values that had transformed Hong Kong from a barren rock into a prosperous metropolis—Anglo-American values, in short, rooted in freedom and the rule of law.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
In both cases, they create warm, nutrient-rich pockets in the otherwise cold and barren deep ocean.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Also barren for many years, she eventually receives a message directly from God that she will have twin sons and that her youngest son will one day rule.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
But high on “a dry and barren mudflow, 5,000 feet up on the slopes of Mount St. Helens,” del Moral remembered, it was more like a miracle.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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