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Recent Examples of dust bowl
This film is about the dust bowl of Oklahoma in the 1930’s.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowl
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The photo-rich hardcover follows a 1,200-mile odyssey into the heart of the world’s driest non-polar desert, the Atacama Desert in Chile.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Large portions of California consist of deserts, mountains, forests, and agricultural regions with little housing development.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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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
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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
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All around there was the pleasant rotten smell of dead fish in open air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Outfit With Plantings Whether your porch is covered or open air, something blooming will always bring a touch of life to the space.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Like Season 1 — which received 16 Emmy nominations, including for drama and Goggins for lead actor — the series is stuffed to the brim with mid-20th-century music and dialogue, which contrast beautifully with the absolute wasteland of 2296.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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That line, uttered by Duncan in the last scene of this week’s episode, is as succinct a thesis statement as The Audacity has offered about the ethical wasteland of Silicon Valley.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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After three years in the Eurovision wilderness, Romania makes a loud-and-proud comeback with a propulsive blend of nu-metal guitars, angsty melodies, and operatic trills worthy of a hand-horn salute.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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That umbrella term encompasses wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools, boot camps and places like the now-defunct Asheville Academy.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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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
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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 16 May. 2026.
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