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onyx

[on-iks] / ˈɒn ɪks /


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The room itself is lovely, with Midcentury Modern touches including curved cherry-wood walls, illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces and low lighting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

But his intimidating onyx armor obscures all that, much in the way Darth Vader’s helmet and cloak overcompensate for his shriveled form.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

On a sunny January morning in Florida, Donald Trump went shopping for marble and onyx for his new White House ballroom.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

But greater impact, we see, was made by the German pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich using Roman travertine, green marble, onyx and glass, ushering in architecture’s International Style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

At once, as though somehow aware that he was their last intruder, the mambas hissed loudly in unison, their cold eyes meeting his own like onyx plucked from a starless night sky.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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