deserted
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Most Palestinian shopkeepers in the Old City had pulled down their metal shutters and deserted the stone alleyways.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Countless buildings have been destroyed, and streets remain deserted as residents are reluctant or unable to return.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"We will wait and see if they will renew the truce," Farran said from her deserted neighbourhood, where several houses lie in ruins.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
When I visited Havana again this spring to report on the mounting crisis, the malecón was deserted, strewn with brown seaweed that had been flung from the ocean by crashing waves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Because they’d hesitated while Miel did that incredible thing with his beak and the fighter jets, the halls were deserted.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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