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lava

[lah-vuh, lav-uh] / ˈlɑ və, ˈlæv ə /
NOUN
volcano matter
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They depict a natural world often enlivened with the dramatic splendor of rushing falls, flowing lava, and vivid arrays of sky, clouds and storms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

"We create, basically, a tornado – a violent vortex inside the tunnel," says Helming, as he explains how this helps the machine to suck away debris, which at times takes the form of lava.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

This lava flowed and then cooled, contracted and cracked, creating around eight-sided basalt columns.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

They hired a crew to jackhammer away much of the concrete and replace it with crushed black lava rock from C&M Topsoil.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

We’re at Black Rock, so named because of the rocky cliff formed by the lava rocks that run right up to the beach and just high into the sky.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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