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desert

[dez-ert] / ˈdɛz ərt /






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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

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

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

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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