boulder
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As Ryland works to translate Rocky’s language and build a system for the two to communicate, the bond formed between human and pentapedal boulder is palpable.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
He's perched on a boulder under a warm spring sun.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Check out the three-foot icicles dripping from the eaves and keep an eye out for the big boulder by the fire station on the right.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
A 14-year-old girl decorated a large boulder off Greenland’s coast with the letters: “U.S.A. OK.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
One can only imagine the shock and then the exhilaration when it became obvious that the boulder was a huge statue of the divine Greek hero Hercules.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing boulder
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Earth Science - Middle School
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