wasteland

Next, the quants have to figure out the discounted present value of the world as a postapocalyptic wasteland in 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Several councils, including Hounslow, Southwark and Hackney, have already introduced the policy to turn wasteland into allotments, community gardens and orchards.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The play, which had its premiere off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, is a freewheeling love story, set in a skate park in the middle of an urban wasteland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

She said rubbish was often dumped directly outside her door, on nearby steps and on surrounding wasteland, blocking drains and creating serious health risks.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

The poor guy looked like he’d been wandering through a wasteland for six weeks.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Bare-knuckle is the oldest form of boxing but became associated with unlicensed fights on wastelands after The Marquess of Queensberry rules were introduced in 1867, which insisted on gloves.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Millions of visitors are going to experience American cities that they’ve been told are unlivable wastelands.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026

In both public perception and official policy, savannas in India and elsewhere have often been labeled "wastelands."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026

Multiple generations of Americans have been socialized to believe that a mecca of cheap, dirty pleasures awaits in the wastelands of southern Nevada.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

Since that day, I’ve left my footprints in many lands: the frozen wastelands of the Arctic, the bush country of Old Mexico, and the steaming jungles of Yucatán.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls