arid
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Camus’s vision may have been a bleak and arid one, but it retains its awful potency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Natives actually tend to do better after several years of drought, once invasives not adapted to the arid climate die out.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Only a small portion of the planned barrier has so far been cut into the arid Atacama desert - a ditch a few feet wide and deep.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Often compared to polar deserts, the Atacama is considered one of the most arid regions in the world.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
Two quintains had been erected in the courtyard, each a stout post supporting a spinning crossbeam with a shield at one end arid a padded butt at the other.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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