as in desert
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops
with proper irrigation and fertilizer, they turned the desert wasteland into a fertile plain
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Technology is essential for pinning GPS coordinates, creating maps, and showing the world that this territory is not a wasteland or a place for oil, mining, or logging.
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Katherine Gallardo, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2024
North Korea had already been installing landmines and barriers and creating wasteland along the heavily militarized border for months this year despite accidents, South Korea’s military said in July.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Much of Gaza has become a wasteland and my sister’s home was no exception.
—Ruwaida Amer, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The fire left a barren wasteland and nothing on the ground, Schreiber said.
—Jack Dura, Twin Cities, 7 Oct. 2024
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Katherine Gallardo, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2024
North Korea had already been installing landmines and barriers and creating wasteland along the heavily militarized border for months this year despite accidents, South Korea’s military said in July.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Much of Gaza has become a wasteland and my sister’s home was no exception.
—Ruwaida Amer, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The fire left a barren wasteland and nothing on the ground, Schreiber said.
—Jack Dura, Twin Cities, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Wasteland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteland. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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