barren
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Outwardly a barren desert island, Larak has housed a Russian-made satellite communications-jamming system guarded by Iranian naval infantry and fast-attack vessels with antiship missiles, according to Israel-based Alma Research and Education Center.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Understanding how this wetter world transformed into the barren landscape we see now remains a major question in planetary science.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The barren sands yielded nothing and the team, disheartened, headed back to their camp.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
By Sunday, the visible snow had expanded significantly down mountain ranges into lower altitudes, and blanketed parts of the Southern Sierra that were barren just 10 days earlier.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
The road beyond ran along the crest of a ridge where the barren woodland fell away on every side.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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