arid
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Using geochemical data, mineral analysis, and simulations of bioturbation, the researchers discovered repeated humid and arid climate cycles during the Late Cretaceous.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Southern Californians traveling the arid stretches of the I-15 would see Primm pop up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
So with farmers facing arid brown fields that should be flooded, lush paddies, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this week announced cloud-seeding operations to trigger rain.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Some of the regional governments that were keen to see the law amended, including those of Mendoza and San Juan, are from arid and semi-arid areas where water is already a scarce resource, Serra says.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
She flexed it, held it up over her face arid smelled it, then held it out again.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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