granite

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US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The data matched what scientists would expect from a massive granite body hidden below the ice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

The former Park Service employee claims free speech violations after organizing climbers for the display at El Capitan granite formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

When I smashed my dolerite down, some flakes of granite flew off.

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