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granite

[gran-it] / ˈgræn ɪt /


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Above my grave, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Builders and buyers will switch to granite and other substitutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Mines extract gneiss and granite for construction from the gigantic pits that now ring the village of Chatru Ki Dhani, home to fewer than 200 people.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Park on the west end of the parking lot to access the decomposed granite path leading to the 1.17-acre habitat garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

There is big news that I have just heard—a large obelisk is due to arrive in Heliopolis from the granite quarries of Aswan.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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