deserted
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"The space has become deserted, as independent media. Nobody was there to report about what was really happening."
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
It was a cool, rainy morning and the trail, mostly deserted, smelled fresh and funky, like wet moss, gloopy mud and damp leaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Aberdonians had long deserted the High Street for a shopping centre, which opened in 2009 next to the railway station.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Not to anything major, of course, but you were put on a Glitch platform and sent to a deserted field somewhere in the past to get used to the whole experience.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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