Desert City To Discourage Housing

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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verb • leave a camp • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly
	38%	13		Factors that discourage or discourage action
noun • a negative motivational influence
	25%	15		Desert in 5, housing in it to gradually disappear, perhaps
noun • an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')

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