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

Using this information, the AI identified important surface features such as bedrock, outcrops, boulder fields, and sand ripples.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

Dicey watched him scramble to the top of a rounded boulder and stand up.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt