deserted
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Destroyed buildings east of Deir al Balah, where farmland and residential areas appear largely deserted following the advance of the Yellow Line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
It simply descends as you travel west from Bordeaux along empty roads and through deserted villages.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
She added she was allowed a brief visit to her house Sunday to get medicine, to find it covered in ash and the streets deserted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Let’s not even talk about the “three-hour tour” that left Gilligan and friends stranded on a deserted island for 98 episodes, or how Jack Dawson’s voyage ended aboard 1997’s “Titanic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It was like walking through a playhouse; we passed a deserted living room with a settee beside a fireplace, then a fake patio, then an artist’s loft.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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