desert
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Nomadic has so far ferried around two dozen Spirit jets, taking them to airplane boneyards in the Arizona desert where they sit while their owners decide what to do with them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The desert conditions make the extreme heat marginally more survivable -- at low humidity, sweat evaporates more quickly off the skin, cooling the body.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
How are they doing it — especially with nearly half of all kids under six living in a childcare desert as of 2025?
From Salon • May 10, 2026
People living in the Iraqi desert have witnessed strange activity over the years, from militant groups like Islamic State to special operations teams, and have learned to stay away, Knights said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
I imagined the jaws of the desert would finally devour the city of bones, and the innkeep would move to Korla to find better fortune.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing desert
Physical Geography - Introductory
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