barren
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A series of severe heat waves and prolonged droughts have turned many European riverbeds into barren sandscapes this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"The hot spots are just barren areas of nothing except 12 inches of ash."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In recent days, AFP journalists have seen roe deer and fawns looking disorientated in the middle of scorched and barren woodland.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
It featured a futuristic barren desert-like landscape filled with sand punctuated by large colored glass bulbs that resemble marbles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
To his right, the jungle’s trees still loomed like sentries; to his left, a barren expanse of russet dirt stretched several yards wide between the city’s edge and the jungles border to create a no-man’s-land.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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