deserted
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Those moments that had defined him had deserted him.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Countless buildings have been destroyed, and streets remain deserted as residents are reluctant or unable to return.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The author poignantly describes Hepburn’s disappointment with a failed reconciliation with the father who deserted her when she was 6 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"We will wait and see if they will renew the truce," Farran said from her deserted neighbourhood, where several houses lie in ruins.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
After riding half the night on the deserted road south from Surrattsville, Booth and David Herold neared their destination—an isolated farmhouse a few miles north of a village called Bryantown.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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