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desert

[dez-ert] / ˈdɛz ərt /






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SIRTE, Libya—The twin-turboprop plane carved a line down through the sky and touched down at a desert airstrip here near Libya’s Mediterranean coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

By Jan. 26, Bovino had been demoted and sent back to his home station in the California desert.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

As for what’s next in the desert, Verma-Lallian is thinking for the long term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

If the sport was going to survive in the desert it needed stars, it needed personalities and it needed a cultural makeover — especially in Los Angeles, where the box-office draw was everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

We opened up our eyes in the desert.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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