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desert

[dez-ert] / ˈdɛz ərt /






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Fifteen years ago, Beijing's Liangma riverbanks would have been smog-choked and deserted in winter, but these days they are dotted with families and exercising pensioners most mornings.

From Barron's

Neighbors rode bikes and walked the streets of the desert subdivision.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the sun set over the Arizona desert Sunday, Guthrie’s narrow, Saguaro-lined street remained packed with media in tents, satellite vans and cars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Placards by a monument read "let the ferries in" and "this town is ours", however the place appears to be deserted.

From BBC

Before the sun rose over a barren desert landscape, YouTuber Jimmy Williams watched as hundreds of subscribers took to his online chat room.

From BBC