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Which region did naturalist Edwin James mistakenly describe as "barren desert"?

barren

[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /




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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 ● Oct. 19, 2026

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 ● Oct. 19, 2026

Keith LeChien, chief technology officer of three-year-old startup Pacific Fusion, said it wouldn’t be barren for long.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

We walked to the reservoir, which looked like a barren hill.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez


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