arid region
Example Sentences
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Garreaud said precipitation totals reached levels "rarely seen in the otherwise extremely arid region."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Power and water have emerged as major issues in the data-center dispute in this arid region, where sprawling lettuce and alfalfa farms rely on the Colorado River for irrigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Like most of its neighbours in this arid region, the small Gulf monarchy depends heavily on imports, especially for its food supply.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
In the days leading up to national elections, party workers fan out across the Chaco, a vast, arid region that encompasses Paraguay’s northwestern half, where nearly half of the Indigenous live.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
In the Palestine campaign, the knowledge of sources of road material and water supply based on geologic data was an important element in the advance over this arid region.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
