barren
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The city is sick, as evidenced in photos of barren studio lots, burning trees and the boarded-up Cinerama Dome.
From Los Angeles Times â Oct. 7, 2026
Inside the barren transit tent, which provides little escape from scorching 41C heat, Zarina sits alongside an anxious huddle of women and their children.
From BBC â Sep. 1, 2026
A series of severe heat waves and prolonged droughts have turned many European riverbeds into barren sandscapes this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 18, 2026
The designer Maruti Evans illustrates the contrast effectively, the icy marble and barren trees of Sicilia transformed into a riot of colorful flora.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 12, 2026
She didn’t say any more, and I took the shortcut home, through the yucca plants, past the barren mango tree at the edge of Lalao’s finca.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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