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Recent Examples of dust bowl
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.
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Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
The research is also concerning for Californians, who have seen their state ravaged by record-setting wildfires and drought that turned thousands of acres of farmland into dust bowls.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
He was born in the dust bowl town of Dodge City, Kan., one year into the Great Depression in 1930.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
There's these dust bowls, there's a hurricane that basically wipes out the entire East Coast.
—Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 19 July 2023
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Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
The research is also concerning for Californians, who have seen their state ravaged by record-setting wildfires and drought that turned thousands of acres of farmland into dust bowls.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
He was born in the dust bowl town of Dodge City, Kan., one year into the Great Depression in 1930.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
There's these dust bowls, there's a hurricane that basically wipes out the entire East Coast.
—Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 19 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowl
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Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CA A chic escape for those looking to relax and recharge in the desert, Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa offers Functional Flow Yoga classes designed to enhance strength, mobility and balance through mindful movement.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Early in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Predator and later Reaper drones armed with Hellfire missiles allowed pilots in dark bases in the Nevada desert to attack militant targets in the Middle East.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Today, guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land.—
David Ewing Duncan,
Outside Online,
17 May 2022
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Today, guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land.—
David Ewing Duncan,
Outside Online,
17 May 2022
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The safaris typically include a drive through the desert in an off-road vehicle or open air jeep.—
DeAnna Taylor,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2025
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The scene: The sands of Miami Beach, which were transformed into a luxurious playground/open air concert hall for the rich and famous.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
8 May 2025
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Sending an all-time Avs legend to a hockey wasteland in Tobacco Road came back to bite the burgundy and blue in about the worst way imaginable.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
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Trump sees a political winner, Dems eye a comeback issue Trump’s substantial election victory last November – including a significant increase in his share of the Latino vote, has left many progressives and immigration activists in the political wilderness.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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He’s been burrowing deep inside the desperate mind of a man trapped in the wilderness with a pack of feral teen girls for years.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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The new packs highlight ongoing recovery efforts for this apex predator in the American West, nearly a century after hunters and trappers eliminated wolves from the region's wilds.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Hart is a brooding marshal who patrols the strange, enchanted wilds of Tanria.—
Ashley Poston,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Dust bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dust%20bowl. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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