rock
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Waves from a tropical storm later that year broke off a chunk of rock from the bottom of the arch.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
She even sought out McDonald, another yacht rock OG, for a collab that didn’t end up making the LP, which expanded beyond her original premise as her listening broadened along with her cooking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
A tsunami-like wall of water and debris triggered by a glacial and rock collapse on the Nepal-China border on August 26 killed nearly 1,500 and left 5,800 missing in the two countries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was both familiar—evocative of the late-1970s New York rock scene—and fresh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Very good,” Callaway said, and then he turned back, took two large steps forward, and disappeared into the rock.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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With California’s coast getting pounded by strong waves amid a strengthening El Niño, residents and city leaders are turning to big rocks and seawalls to protect homes and keep railroads from falling into the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nasa scientists are studying rocks in the Scottish Highlands to help them understand if there was once life on Mars.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The US space agency announced last year that its Perseverance rover had found potential biosignatures, markings on rocks possibly made by ancient microbes.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Over the past few decades, when markets have hit the rocks, central bankers have reliably ridden to the rescue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The warm fuzzies I had been feeling in my chest turn into a pile of rocks.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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He rebelled as a teen who rocked out to AC/DC and Quiet Riot, moving out of the family’s house after a fight with his father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He’s been so rocked by recent tech layoffs over the past few years that he began taking part-time nursing classes at a local community college.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Earlier this year, another relationship brouhaha — this one dubbed “Scamanda” — hit Bravo’s “Summer House” after a secret romance between long-time cast members Amanda Batula and West Wilson rocked the friend group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Last year's competition was rocked by a cheating scandal after some contestants were accused of stone tampering.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
I laid him belly-down over my forearm and rocked him, and he went from yelling to whimpering, and next thing he was asleep.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Also offered: a straw maze, pumpkin decorating, a petting zoo, giant rocking horses, slides and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his best-selling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and posing questions about how AI can be detected.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
The scene where Harris approached a captured bug, rocking an ankle-length black trench coat with his blonde hair in a close crew cut, was the closest “Troopers” came to clubbing the audience in the ribs.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
But after his 2024 video of himself rocking out to his EDM version of “The Wheels on the Bus” went viral, a promoter pitched him on headlining a series of morning family concerts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Or she might lean her head against his shoulder, and keep rocking peacefully in the waves.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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