oasis
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Near an oasis in the Gobi Desert, the stupendous mural-covered grottoes capture centuries of Buddhist art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"An oasis of calm in all the chaos around him - and it has paid off again."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Now the dream has turned into a nightmare for many in the cosmopolitan oasis who have given their lives and fortunes to foster "human unity in diversity" and "the transformation of consciousness".
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
A month away from its closure, onetime gambling oasis Primm, Nev., located along the state border with Southern California, has a new lease on life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
One by one, the campfires were extinguished, and the oasis fell as quiet as the desert.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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But the war is hitting their core business proposition—being oases of stability within a volatile region—and delivering a blow to efforts to diversify their economies beyond energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
These included higher elevation areas with more moisture and vegetation, highly saline zones exposed to intense UV radiation, and fog-fed oases where plant life flourishes against the odds.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
She spotlighted people turning their yards into native plant oases and beautifying public spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Such bubbles of longing buoy most love stories, although they're employed as sparing oases between expositional expanses.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
“The oases may not shelter armies or troops.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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Vocabulary lists containing oasis
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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