barren land
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Reaching the store requires a 50-mile trek from Phoenix through barren land dotted by cactuses and the occasional sign warning of blowing dust.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Also, he adds, Ladakh is one region of India where barren land stretches for miles and miles, "giving you the feeling of being alone on the planet".
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
They have to go south to find areas of barren land that don’t have snow.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2023
Instead, the young mother found barren land, overcrowding and scant resources at Dadaab, one of the world's largest refugee camps and home to 300,000 people.
From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2023
Lagoons existed now where once there had been barren land.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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