desert

Celmins, 88, is known for her meticulous re-creations of natural imagery, like night skies, desert sands and ocean waves — and stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

Last month, a few executives based in Riyadh even drove themselves to Damascus—an 18-hour drive through barren desert and across two international borders—rather than risk flying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

A fertile area of Egypt on the edge of the desert, Fayum's arid climate helped preserve the delicate painted wood, textiles and papyrus on display in the exhibition.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Despite a disappointing group campaign, a return to the World Cup after decades in the desert was a significant achievement for the Scotland national team.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“They’re like desert demons,” said the boy next to her.

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

In the 20th century, the city built hundreds of miles of aqueduct to carry water across deserts and mountains, seeding a metropolis that has projected its music, film and culture around the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

By the time he swum back across the English Channel on 5 October, Bushby, now 57, had crossed four continents, a frozen sea, deserts, mountains and jungles.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

This diversity is driven by diverse habitats: harsh deserts, vast grasslands, dense forests, towering mountains, lush coastlines and teeming seas.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Last year, Northwestern University identified over 212 counties out of some 3,000 in the United States as "news deserts," having no locally-based news sources such as newspapers and public radio.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then there was Sung Guo, also called Seneca Gracchus, who fought twelve Roman dragons and sixteen Chinese dragons in the western deserts of China.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

But when he arrived, the business was deserted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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

At night, the narrow cobbled streets of Old Havana are enveloped in inky black, devoid of power and virtually deserted.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

She spreads her arms wide, gesturing to the empty grassy lots and deserted stretch of road.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

But a major reason for voters deserting the party in past elections was inflation, an unwelcome phenomenon for households after several decades of stable or falling prices.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Perhaps, but it was symbolic of the solitary nature of his position, as he confronts some of the hardest choices of his presidency and some of his former allies appear to be deserting him.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

But the Syrian army collapsed with surprising ease, with many troops deserting the battlefield, in the face of the HTS rebels’ onslaught.

From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2024

He treats his troops abominably, whether he’s deserting them in Egypt, condemning them to a death march through a Russian winter or sending them into the hopeless onslaught of Waterloo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

But lately, the leanness of his youth was deserting him at an accelerated pace.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy