desert

It turned many Arab states from peripheral desert fiefdoms into some of the richest countries in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The French electronic music duo have been perennial performers in the desert since their Coachella debut in 2007 and also have collaborated with Kevin Parker of headliner Tame Impala.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

It comes after years of financial struggles for the 188-year-old retailer - known locally as DJs - as customers desert traditional shops for online shopping.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

A fertile area of Egypt on the edge of the desert, Fayum's arid climate helped preserve the delicate painted wood, textiles and papyrus on display in the exhibition.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

We had a long day to kill before entering the dreaded desert, which you may know has the tallest sand dunes in the known world.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

In the 20th century, the city built hundreds of miles of aqueduct to carry water across deserts and mountains, seeding a metropolis that has projected its music, film and culture around the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

By the time he swum back across the English Channel on 5 October, Bushby, now 57, had crossed four continents, a frozen sea, deserts, mountains and jungles.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Last year, Northwestern University identified over 212 counties out of some 3,000 in the United States as "news deserts," having no locally-based news sources such as newspapers and public radio.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Americans are tough and have endured the hardship, and now, we’ll finally get our just deserts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Werner yanks with all his strength, but he is too little, too weak; the strength deserts him almost as soon as it came.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

In 1943 she met her first husband Guy Déliot, who had deserted from the French gendarmerie after refusing to arrest some Jews.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Streets were largely deserted in the coastal communities after mandatory evacuations ahead of the storm.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

But when he arrived, the business was deserted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Jones said that to cross the river they needed a dark night, smooth water, and deserted riverbanks.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

But a major reason for voters deserting the party in past elections was inflation, an unwelcome phenomenon for households after several decades of stable or falling prices.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Perhaps, but it was symbolic of the solitary nature of his position, as he confronts some of the hardest choices of his presidency and some of his former allies appear to be deserting him.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

But the rate is half the national level for Californians under 35, and they are precisely the group that is deserting the West Coast for “cost of living” reasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025

But the Syrian army collapsed with surprising ease, with many troops deserting the battlefield, in the face of the HTS rebels’ onslaught.

From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2024

After three days, much of Squad 451 risks deserting out of boredom.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins