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  • present tense form of marble (3rd person singular).
  • plural of marble.
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Her most recent book is “Frieze Frame: How Poets, Painters, and their Friends Framed the Debate Around Elgin and the Marbles of the Parthenon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Attendees will enjoy a drinks reception and dinner seated amid the museum's artefacts -- including in the Duveen Gallery which houses the disputed Parthenon Marbles -- with a silent auction running through the evening.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Greece maintains the ancient antiquities, also known as the Elgin Marbles, were illegally removed from Athens' acropolis, and has has long called for their return from the museum.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

I’m not a decision-maker, but once someone decides to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece, my people will have to figure out how to clean them, transport them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

“Well, then, Mr. Full of Marbles, give me a hand here. Can you reach that top shelf?”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech




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