deserted
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But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
But when he arrived, the business was deserted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
A community garden has replaced a drug market, a library stands where an unofficial dumping ground once accumulated milk crates, and formerly deserted blocks now have families moving in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, is deserted except for a few pleasure boats stranded in the algae.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
I went against it, zigzagging down Main Street, which was deserted.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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