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Cobbled together some 25 years ago to reconcile conflicting observations, the standard cosmological theory has proved remarkably resilient.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

Cobbled together, I thought of two good friends tackling a big backcountry climbing objective – or taking an awe walk.

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2018

Cobbled sections are raced across in the European races known as the spring classics, one-day races that include the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2015

Cobbled together in a hurry, these sprawling complexes of connected modular buildings can hold seven hundred to 1,000 workers each.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2014

Cobbled roads, skirted by lines of poplars, radiate from the town in all directions.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward