deserted
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It was a cool, rainy morning and the trail, mostly deserted, smelled fresh and funky, like wet moss, gloopy mud and damp leaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Streets were largely deserted in the coastal communities after mandatory evacuations ahead of the storm.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
“The Dog Stars” takes place in a wrecked, deserted 2035, after a viral plague has killed almost everybody on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Otherwise, the town’s main road and boardwalks are deserted.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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