desert
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They’ve terraformed the desert terrain by planting trees, building houses, and even constructing a Walmart and an airport.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
In one of Glover’s favorite pictures, snapped by his wife, he is sitting at his desk in his tan desert flight suit, focused on graduate school work while holding one of his daughters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Around 300,000 refugees have fled to eastern Mauritania's desert Hodh Chargui region to escape the violence that has plagued Mali for more than a decade.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Cacti are famous for growing slowly, but scientists have discovered that these desert plants are actually evolving at an impressive pace.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
The pilots were flown to a remote base in the Nevada desert.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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The American Civil War
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