barren
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It will grow the number of playoff games played on barren campuses in December, just in time for students to be back at home, sleeping until noon and raiding the family refrigerator.
From The Wall Street Journal â Oct. 19, 2026
One option mooted by the Italian is midfielder Phil Foden, who ended his barren run in front of goal on Saturday by scoring his first Premier League goal since December.
From BBC â Oct. 19, 2026
Zverev had personally guaranteed that the barren run for American men would stretch at least into 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal â Sep. 13, 2026
In recent days, AFP journalists have seen roe deer and fawns looking disorientated in the middle of scorched and barren woodland.
From Barron's â Jul. 30, 2026
The barren ridgeline trees raw and black in the rain.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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