quarry

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Furthermore, Kentucky’s reclaimed mine and underground quarry sites offer ready access to utilities and roads, making them suitable for future industrial developments, including data centers, which can thrive in their naturally stable environments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The animals in the Chinese quarry, which were dated to around 512 million years ago, represent the first major discovery of soft-bodied fossils that lived directly after the Sinsk event, Han explained.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Armed police arrived after 40 minutes and a helicopter found Berry and Thomas hiding in undergrowth in a nearby quarry.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

The quarry filled with rainwater, becoming a swimming hole.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen