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boulder

[bohl-der] / ˈboʊl dər /
NOUN
megalith
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Homeowners in Dana Point are working to install emergency protection from the onslaught of waves, including a boulder barrier, according to the statement from the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Glassock describes the facilitator’s job as pushing a boulder: “It’s hardest when it’s yet to move,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Having squandered the good-will created by Sam Ryder's success, the BBC delegation now has the tricky task of pushing the boulder back up the hill.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Larger incoming objects, such as boulder sized rocks that create especially bright flashes, are known as bolides or fireballs.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

“No cause for alarm, Brother Alf. Ambrose Spike is made of leather and needles. Tough as a boulder, this old ruffian is. Look, he’s beginning to come around already.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Before the building work started, the general was said to have rolled large boulders found at the summit - and ideally suit for construction - downhill.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Once rescuers knew where the power stations were, Dix said they could then decide the best way to access them, which typically involves digging and "blasting boulders".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Photographs shared by the disaster office showed workers wading through churned mud and navigating vast boulders left by the floods.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Early in his career Noguchi was identified as a sculptor, known for modernist abstractions—enigmas in wood, stone, metals, plaster, ceramic and aluminum—that conjure totems, boulders, edifices and artifacts, while synthesizing Western and Eastern traditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The sling creaked against the boulders; the ropes strained.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander




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