granite
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A section of granite blocks, measuring roughly four meters high and six meters wide, appears unusually smooth and polished.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
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
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
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
It seems a miracle that this glorious monument to the pharaoh was carved out of raw granite that was once buried in the ground at Aswan.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing granite
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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