barren
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Maeda was on a barren run of just one goal in 18 games and Celtic were second in the table, trailing league leaders Hearts.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Instead, he starts the film on a barren mountaintop, alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
When I grew up in Warnbro, in Western Australia, in the 1980s, the area was pretty barren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
His universally acclaimed “Summer of Soul” dropped in June 2021, offering deep refreshment to thirsty concertgoers marooned in a barren season for live music.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
He stopped trying to decide, and in a sort of exhausted calm trotted the rest of the way down the gloom-filled street and into the familiar, barren courtyard.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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