desert

These chameleons are desert specialists and can obtain moisture directly from the air.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have also managed to route millions of barrels a day around the blockade by piping them across the desert to the Gulf of Oman or the Red Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The high desert is not typically a place you look for a wave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

To spot S301 -- which is two billion times fainter than the star Betelgeuse in our sky -- the team of astronomers used the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in the Chilean desert.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was dreaming, and when he looked down, he was over a big old desert somewhere and whoosh—he was gazing down at blue waters again.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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

Today, many of the best places to conduct this work are deserts or Arctic landscapes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Important fossil sites do not always require travel to distant deserts or remote continents.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

On Sundays, iron curtains roll shut, turning city centers into eerie, echoey deserts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Southwest and Southeast was slow, because the intervening areas were deserts hostile to agriculture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

He has strained his eyes writing stories in the dark in a deserted gym.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

A community garden has replaced a drug market, a library stands where an unofficial dumping ground once accumulated milk crates, and formerly deserted blocks now have families moving in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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

Destroyed buildings east of Deir al Balah, where farmland and residential areas appear largely deserted following the advance of the Yellow Line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

After Mr. Costa left, the school was a silent, deserted place.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

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 rate is half the national level for Californians under 35, and they are precisely the group that is deserting the West Coast for “cost of living” reasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025

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

As well as picking up a four-game ban for a high hit in the State of Origin showpiece, Suaalii was criticised by some for deserting league.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024

“But he’ll cry himself sick,” pleaded Meg, reproaching herself for deserting her boy.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott