lapidary
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Clarifying all of this was the lapidary statement of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been selected as Kristi Noem’s replacement at DHS.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Its heyday was in the 1950s, when there were an estimated 2 million home lapidary shops in operation across the nation, and rockhounding was encouraged by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2023
They had developed kindred styles on their solo albums, absorbing lapidary Laurel Canyon folk-pop, punky electric-guitar drive, glimmers of electronics and psychedelia, and lyrics that mix confession and fantasy, the diaristic and the surreal.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Outside of science, his interests included winemaking, lapidary work and cultivating orchids.
From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2022
Bernabe rolled the concept of painted cattleguards around in his brain the way a lapidary rolls a rough stone around in a rock tumbler to make it smooth.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing lapidary
In A Sedimental Mood: Rock and Gem Vocabulary
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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The Marvellers
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