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barren

[bar-uhn] / ˈbær ən /




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Buttler produced a vintage innings of touch and power following a relatively barren run, recording his highest score in a glittering T20 career.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Instead, he starts the film on a barren mountaintop, alone.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Lieber chafed at the intrusion and Chakrabarti’s plan to shift Penn’s grand entrance from bustling Seventh Avenue to the comparably barren Eighth Avenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

His universally acclaimed “Summer of Soul” dropped in June 2021, offering deep refreshment to thirsty concertgoers marooned in a barren season for live music.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

Like Luba Luft; singing Don Giovanni and Le Nozze instead of toiling across the face of a barren rock-strewn field.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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