boulder
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City crews placed a boulder over the manhole cover, a spokesperson who was at the scene Wednesday said but, by the following morning, the boulder had been moved.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
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
Change-inducing nonconformists are out there on the edge of progress, pushing that boulder up the hill, sweating and usually being called oddballs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
The boulder chasing Indiana Jones is an iconic scene from 1981's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- the first installment of the popular movie franchise about a daring archaeologist.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
Another boulder whistled through the air off to their starboard side.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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