arid
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Using geochemical data, mineral analysis, and simulations of bioturbation, the researchers discovered repeated humid and arid climate cycles during the Late Cretaceous.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the U.S. has a water problem: About 60% of the country is enduring drought conditions, including Luján’s arid New Mexico and Britt’s farm-heavy Alabama.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
So with farmers facing arid brown fields that should be flooded, lush paddies, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this week announced cloud-seeding operations to trigger rain.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
"Prog is simply great music released from the arid strictures of cool and from the sneers of gatekeepers".
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“Everybody goes below deck arid we chug right past.”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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