dust bowl

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Recent Examples of dust bowl This film is about the dust bowl of Oklahoma in the 1930’s. Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 As a result, much of Maui's west side became a dry dust bowl susceptible to wildfires. John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024 Well, that was because of all the people that came from the dust bowl out to California to work in the aeronautics industry. New Atlas, 10 July 2024 Perhaps irony, like water for the swimming pool, is a resource that dries up seasonally in these parts, leaving only a dust bowl of surly resentment and some tatty deckchairs behind. Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for dust bowl
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Noun
  • But the announcement April 28 that the United Arab Emirates was leaving OPEC caps years of tension where the desert state chafed under the cartel’s quotas, and recently, encountered severe strain in its relationship with Saudi Arabia, the group’s most potent force by far.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • When Allende watched the show, she was struck by the landscapes of the country — the vast desert, verdant forests and farmland, snowcapped peaks — its authenticity and flavor.
    Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When this happens, their planet goes back and forth between being a searing, endless stretch of desert or frozen no-man's-land.
    JP Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Abandoned by King Hassan II for its association with the Rif mountain revolts after Moroccan independence, in 1956, Tangier became a dilapidated drive-through, a no-man's-land for another 50 years.
    Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • HaLani is a casual open air spot serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner right by the pools.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The 2026 Vanquish Volante serves as an ultra high end, open air, 2 door cruiser for drivers who prioritize prestige and driving engagement with an extra $750,000 to buy the best that Aston Martin has to offer.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The series returned earlier this year for Season 2, taking viewers on a journey through the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In it, a crescent of Earth’s blue vitality hovers amid the blackness of space, above a high-definition brownish gray wasteland of lunar craters.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From tracking down a missing student in the wilderness of British Columbia to extracting a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino, Shade and Angie prove life on the West Coast is packed with heart-pounding thrills.
    Peter White, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Held from July 23-26 on the Blackfeet Reservation and boasting a lineup including Neurosis, 16 Horsepower, and Enslaved, the intent behind Fire in the Mountains is something deeper and more noble than inviting a flock of metalheads to the pristine Montana wilderness.
    David Harris, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Today, the small wild-roaming herds are often viewed as a symbol of resilience and wisdom.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Dust bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowl. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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