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desert

[dez-ert] / ˈdɛz ərt /






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For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

PHOENIX—All around this desert city’s sprawling metro area, low-rise office parks with tinted windows and vast parking lots stretch to the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Manilow and his husband and longtime manager, Garry Kief, moved to this sprawling desert estate from Los Angeles in the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

At night, they rioted in protest of the trip through the desert.

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




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