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[dez-ert] / ˈdɛz ərt /






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The U.S. has a diverse range of terrains across its 3.8 million square miles, including the desert in the Southwest.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Vegas’s two regular starters, including the one that backstopped them during their championship run in 2023, were mired in the worst seasons of their careers in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Photos and a video Aiello provided show bladed wire snaking around the decomposing animal’s neck and curved horns, as well as the front legs, in a desert landscape dotted with boulders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

I hadn’t lived in a food desert, though there were plenty close enough to me.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

They’d learned that there were trillions and trillions of stars in the universe, more stars than grains of sand on every beach and desert on earth.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis




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