lifeless

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From almost any vantage point, the Salton Sea appears lifeless — a gray expanse rimmed with salt and windblown dust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The few other highlights in the show are overwhelmed by a surfeit of lifeless abstractions, eye-glazing prints and vacuous conceptual works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Early primary coverage feels so distant with its talk of endorsements, “war chests,” and other lifeless stats.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

Even if future evidence shows that Europa's ocean is lifeless today, Byrne says the effort will still be worthwhile.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

She saw an apparently lifeless child draw a breath.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith