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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

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

However, they did say the killings were not part of ongoing federal efforts to reduce burro populations that have come to dominate the park’s badlands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2023

So arresting were the badlands surrounding the 2.5-mile Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive that it took us 20 minutes to complete.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

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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