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desert

[dez-ert] / ˈdɛz ərt /






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Just two days earlier, a magnitude 4.4 rumbled in the desert about 60 miles north of Sin City, where some people reported weak shaking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Cargo then leaves by truck along a desert highway to deliver to places such as Sharjah, Bahrain and Kuwait, which have not been served by sea for the past two months.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Police had been combing nearby bush and desert for Lewis, who was released from prison six days before Kumanjayi Little Baby disappeared and vanished around the same time.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The merchants there were always squinting at the desert air.

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




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