desert
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In video clips, Dion is seen wandering in a desert.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
There is a “trash fence,” a 4-foot-high, 9.2-mile-long orange plastic barrier, according to SF Gate, that blocks the trash from blowing away in the desert.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The iconic desert cruiser turns out to be just a chunk of rubber and metal with believable scratches and dents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, one of the August 2026 storms stood out for its remarkable reach, spreading from the Andes across the desert toward the Pacific coast.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Then we would sing, haunting, melancholy desert music.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
Today, many of the best places to conduct this work are deserts or Arctic landscapes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
He dreamed of deserts and great empty cities and imagined he could feel the minutes and hours of his life running through him, as though he were nothing but an hourglass of flesh and bone.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
But when he arrived, the business was deserted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
“The Dog Stars” takes place in a wrecked, deserted 2035, after a viral plague has killed almost everybody on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
AFP saw walkways, sun loungers and a restaurant terrace at the hotel deserted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was what she did in the deserted village back home.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
In recent years, the number of Kiwis deserting the nation has reached record levels, a large chunk of them moving "across the ditch" to Australia.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 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
But that’s the way it’s been as my third and final child draws ever nearer to deserting the nest, as the role of “mother” becomes less CEO and more consultant emeritus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
“But he’ll cry himself sick,” pleaded Meg, reproaching herself for deserting her boy.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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