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
He's perched on a boulder under a warm spring sun.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Like any sensible American trying to move a boulder up a hill, he has lawyers on call.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
He had studied maps of this area for weeks, and he knew precisely where to get off the bus—a place marked by a large boulder right near the road.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing boulder
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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