badland
noun
bad·land
ˈbad-ˌland 
: a region marked by intricate erosional sculpturing, scanty vegetation, and fantastically formed hills
—usually used in plural
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In the summer of 2022, two boys hiking with their father and a 7-year-old cousin in the North Dakota badlands came across some large bones poking out of a rock.
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Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Some of the most dramatic fossil discoveries in the U.S. have been made in the badlands of Montana.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
The film follows Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a recent widow who, under a government scheme, inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 May 2024
The history of horses in the rugged badlands landscape dates back to their connection to Native American tribes and then settlers in the Dakotas, the Daily Montanan reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
Now comes another reason to venture into the industrial badlands of West Oakland: Brix Factory Brewing, an innovative brewery run by veterans of San Leandro’s craft-beer fixture Drake’s Brewing.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
The badlands of Anza-Borrego are a tangle of paths less traveled leading to secrets unanswered and always leaving you with a desire to discover more.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
The badlands hug the river around us, creating a corridor of rock with nothing but sky overhead.
—Kristina A. Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2020
Hunt Broken Country The best winter range is often rumpled badlands adjacent to hay and grainfields.
—Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Some of the most dramatic fossil discoveries in the U.S. have been made in the badlands of Montana.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
The film follows Santosh (Shahana Goswami), a recent widow who, under a government scheme, inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 May 2024
The history of horses in the rugged badlands landscape dates back to their connection to Native American tribes and then settlers in the Dakotas, the Daily Montanan reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
Now comes another reason to venture into the industrial badlands of West Oakland: Brix Factory Brewing, an innovative brewery run by veterans of San Leandro’s craft-beer fixture Drake’s Brewing.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
The badlands of Anza-Borrego are a tangle of paths less traveled leading to secrets unanswered and always leaving you with a desire to discover more.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
The badlands hug the river around us, creating a corridor of rock with nothing but sky overhead.
—Kristina A. Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2020
Hunt Broken Country The best winter range is often rumpled badlands adjacent to hay and grainfields.
—Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
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badland
noun
bad·land
ˈbad-ˌland
: a region where natural forces have worn away the soft rocks into sharp and complicated shapes and where plant life is scarce
—usually used in plural
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