deserted
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Aberdonians had long deserted the High Street for a shopping centre, which opened in 2009 next to the railway station.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
But this isn’t just a deserted patch of sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He has strained his eyes writing stories in the dark in a deserted gym.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
To test the concept, Srinivasan headed to a nearly deserted artificial island about 100 miles from the equator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
We pulled—me just pretending because every shred of strength had deserted me—and the boys in the water pushed from below until the net tipped into the boat, full of wriggling fish.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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