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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dust bowls
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Six ZIP codes in Tarrant County are considered to be chronic child care deserts, according to a state advocacy and research organization.—
Lina Ruiz
April 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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In contrast, on the lower end of its range, relative humidity near Earth’s surface rarely falls below 30 percent, though humidity values of less than 1 percent do occur in some of Earth’s deserts from time to time.—
John P. Rafferty,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Now, the anti-wealth Marxist agenda taking over the Democratic Party is worsening the divide, turning blue-state economies into wastelands and condemning their least mobile residents to poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Thirty minutes south, on the Tennessee side of the border, Elon Musk has already begun transforming the industrial wastelands of South Memphis.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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Placental Mammals Placental mammal, (infraclass Eutheria), any member of the mammalian group characterized by the presence of a placenta, which facilitates exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood of the mother and that of the fetus.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This digital commute creates heat and wastes power.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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The forests are marked by sparse conifer stands, woodlands, herbaceous vegetation, and unvegetated barrens that dominate the transition to Arctic tundra.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The population surge caused widespread urchin barrens across the islands.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Its Triple Lift System independently raises the mop and brushes to guarantee bone-dry rug transitions.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Use neutral tones and nail art brushes to recreate the look at home, or take these images straight to your nail tech.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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