deserted
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Out of nowhere, McIlroy took control of a swing that had deserted him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"People were not going out on campus, it looked deserted," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
As much of downtown L.A. continues to feel dark and deserted, local businesses want the city to steal San Francisco’s secret for firing up foot traffic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
For the rest of her life, pilot Yevgeniya Zhigulenko never forgot finding a small boy with a haunted, thin face and huge green eyes alone in a deserted village.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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