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Recent Examples of semiarid
In the Sahel, the semiarid region bordering the Sahara that runs across the African continent, tens of thousands of teenagers have joined militant groups linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State.
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Declan Walsh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
In 2021 Ricke modeled aerosol injections over the Indian Ocean meant to increase rainfall and reverse a long-standing drought in the semiarid Sahel region of North Africa.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Not so in Africa, especially in the Sahel, the vast, semiarid region south of the Sahara where groups linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are gaining ground at an alarming pace.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
Since 2020, there have been coups throughout the Sahel, the strategically important belt of hot, semiarid land stretching across Africa just below the Sahara desert.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2023
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Declan Walsh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
In 2021 Ricke modeled aerosol injections over the Indian Ocean meant to increase rainfall and reverse a long-standing drought in the semiarid Sahel region of North Africa.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Not so in Africa, especially in the Sahel, the vast, semiarid region south of the Sahara where groups linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are gaining ground at an alarming pace.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
Since 2020, there have been coups throughout the Sahel, the strategically important belt of hot, semiarid land stretching across Africa just below the Sahara desert.
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiarid
Adjective
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Set aside for a moment the basic fact that the moist climate in Finland (and Austria, which Trump also touted as fire-free) is far different from arid Southern California, and that conifers suck up water while chaparral and coastal scrub is dry and brittle much of the year.—
Robert Greene,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Like hope, wonder is doubt is faith is A woman exiled, feeling her way from paradise to an arid wilderness Stolen in pursuit of ahistorical happiness, amnesiac.—
Paul Tran,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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It should be kept in mind that the territory the cession of which is provided for is largely desert and very sparsely inhabited.—
Anonymous,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Oct. 2011
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The ban covers the non-desert regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and most of Orange County and prohibits outdoor and residential burning of wood and manufactured logs.—
Christian Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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And this parched desert landscape — two for two on L.A.-centric performances.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The landscape is filled with dusty mountains, misty horizons, and, sometimes, desolate and dead hills.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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The new formal name, Cherax pulverulentus, means dusty crayfish in Latin, in homage to the crustacean’s dotted exoskeleton.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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