desert
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The kingdom weathered those disruptions relatively well, thanks to a pipeline that allowed it to reroute oil across the desert to the Red Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Project Convergence brought 9,700 infantry soldiers to the desert for a 10-day, round-the-clock mock fight against an Army unit called Blackhorse, which stood in for China’s People’s Liberation Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Barber recalls driving her husband to medical appointments recently after he had a mini stroke, and how costs piled up as they live in a "medical desert."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I started texting some friends like, ‘Doing this thing in the desert, bringing the speakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
At night, they rioted in protest of the trip through the desert.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Last year, Northwestern University identified over 212 counties out of some 3,000 in the United States as "news deserts," having no locally-based news sources such as newspapers and public radio.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The most likely scenario is warm and humid conditions with light showers, and a low chance of monsoonal thunderstorms over the mountains and deserts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Julian joins the Air Force out of boredom and deserts for the same reason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The findings come as ministers have pledged to tackle so-called "dental deserts", but dentists say the current deal is not viable.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Get into trouble. Get out of trouble again. Visit jungles and volcanoes and deserts and islands. And people. I want to meet an awful lot of people.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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Streets were largely deserted in the coastal communities after mandatory evacuations ahead of the storm.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He has strained his eyes writing stories in the dark in a deserted gym.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The $100-billion dollar complex's quiet streets and deserted beaches have earned it a reputation as a "ghost city"
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Thank’ee dear boy, thank’ee. God bless you! You’ve never deserted me, dear boy.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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He was arguing defiantly he would carry on, but that defiance drained away as it became clear his capacity to viably govern was deserting him.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
But a major reason for voters deserting the party in past elections was inflation, an unwelcome phenomenon for households after several decades of stable or falling prices.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
But the Syrian army collapsed with surprising ease, with many troops deserting the battlefield, in the face of the HTS rebels’ onslaught.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2024
He treats his troops abominably, whether he’s deserting them in Egypt, condemning them to a death march through a Russian winter or sending them into the hopeless onslaught of Waterloo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
“He told me people are deserting the place as quick as they can.”
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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