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barren

[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /




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Zverev had personally guaranteed that the barren run for American men would stretch at least into 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Inside the barren transit tent, which provides little escape from scorching 41C heat, Zarina sits alongside an anxious huddle of women and their children.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

"The hot spots are just barren areas of nothing except 12 inches of ash."

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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 ● Jul. 30, 2026

I am hollow and barren and still a child, an orphan with no one to show me what to do or expect next.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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